Division I Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Chris Ciarniello Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Starting off the list is North Kingstown's Chris Ciarniello, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Ciarniello made eight total tackles, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This year, Ciarniello has averaged 10.2 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after five games last season, he was only averaging 12.8 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 46.2 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 38.55
Bishop Hendricken Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Jeremy Seidi
Bishop Hendricken picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jeremy Seidi. Central had no answer to Seidi as he picked up a sack and made five total tackles. Seidi showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 62 yards.
On the year, Seidi has averaged 4.1 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 1.43 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 61.29 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 31.80
Cornell Made His Presence Known in Cranston West's 28-21 Defeat
Cranston West had to settle for second on Friday, but Kelan Cornell sure wasn't going down easily. Nobody could stop Cornell as he threw for 190 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Cornell has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 151.9 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 96.29 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.37
Armand Northup-Reed Makes It Two for St. Raphael Academy
Another St. Raphael Academy player making an appearance on this list is Armand Northup-Reed. He picked up 68 receiving yards.
This season, Northup-Reed has averaged 71 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.30
Other Notable Players
- Anthony Jamaire Parry: 52 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 30 yards receiving (Gamescore: 23.97)
- Norman Soullier: 104 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.82)
- Jack Diano: 205 yards passing (Gamescore: 23.67)
- Dylan Lynch: 137 yards passing; 26 yards rushing (Gamescore: 17.23)
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