Shore - C South Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Rush-Esdaile Came Up Big in Barnegat's 22-21 Victory
Starting off the list is Barnegat's Myquan Rush-Esdaile, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Rush-Esdaile rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Barnegat's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Rush-Esdaile and Barnegat will head out on the road to challenge New Egypt at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.10
Big Game from Lunn As Manchester Township Won 42-12
Manchester Township found a leader in Aidan Lunn as the team took down Lakewood on Saturday. Lunn was unstoppable, throwing for 128 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Manchester Township has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Lunn's next match is against Point Pleasant Beach on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 26.33
Avery Phillips Makes It Two for Manchester Township
Another Manchester Township player making an appearance on this list is Avery Phillips. He rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 34 receiving yards. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made three total tackles.
This season, Phillips has averaged 25.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.60
Johnnel Johnson Makes It Two for Barnegat
The second Barnegat player making an appearance here is Johnnel Johnson, and for good reason. He rushed for 19 yards.
This season, Johnson has averaged 56.4 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 34.14 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.63
A Constellation of Stars for Barnegat
Another Barnegat player making an appearance on this list is Stephen Griffin. He picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Griffin has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 15.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.50
Other Notable Players
- Kurtis Mayer: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.75)
- Malik Pharmes: 35 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 16.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
