Northwestern 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Haydynn Bell Leads Kettle Run over Warren County
Haydynn Bell produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Kettle Run to the win on Friday. Bell rushed for 109 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in November of 2023.
Unfortunately for Warren County, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Bell. Bell rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries the last time he and the Wildcats duked it out back in October.
Gamescore: 42.95
Marques Lockhart and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Skyline picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Marques Lockhart. Lockhart was unstoppable, rushing for six yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, Lockhart has averaged 41.2 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after 11 games last season, he was only averaging 25.55 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.20
Jonathan Leach Dazzles in Skyline Win
Jonathan Leach was instrumental in extending Skyline's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Leach as he picked up two sacks and made ten total tackles (4.0 for loss).
For the season, Leach has averaged 6.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 8 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.55 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 25.75
Cole Britton's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Skyline picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Cole Britton. Britton rushed for 62 yards on only five carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making three total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
This year, Britton has averaged 20.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 9.11 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.68
Kettle Run Wins 11th-Straight Thanks to Jacob Mulhern
Kettle Run picked up their 11th consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jacob Mulhern. Mulhern was dynamite, throwing for 146 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
This season, Mulhern has thrown 32 touchdowns while averaging 213.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.73
Other Notable Players
- Andre Ford: 0.5 sacks and 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Jonathan Taylor: 56 yards rushing; 23 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.78)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
