Central Michigan 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!
Brayden Connell Puts an End to Perry's Losing Streak on Friday
Brayden Connell helped snap Perry's eight-game losing streak dating back to last season. Nobody could stop Connell on Friday as he picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown.
Perry's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-5. Connell and Perry will head out on the road to challenge Pewamo-Westphalia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.27
While Quinnton Burgett delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Dansville. Despite the loss, Burgett was still balling out as he picked up 113 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 65 yards.
Dansville is on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6. Burgett and Dansville will host Laingsburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.92
A Season-Best Performance from Tyger Whitbeck Leads Perry over Dansville
Thanks in part to Tyger Whitbeck, Perry said goodbye to their eight-game losing streak dating back to last season. Whitbeck threw for 250 yards and a touchdown on only 16 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long.
For the season, Whitbeck has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 158.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.87
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Kane Romano
On Friday, Dansville had to settle for second even though Kane Romano put up the best numbers he has all season. Romano wasn't messing around, forcing two fumbles and making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The matchup was his sixth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the year, Romano has averaged 7 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.00
Chris Matyas Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Dansville had to settle for second even though Chris Matyas put up the best numbers he has all season. Matyas picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.7 total tackles per game.
For the year, Matyas has averaged 5.7 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 24.50
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
