Great Lakes - West (8 Man) 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!
Lane Gorzinski's Big Game Leads North Central over Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]
Lane Gorzinski's big game helped extend North Central's winning streak to seven on Friday. Gorzinski was unstoppable, rushing for 235 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry, and also throwing for 71 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
Gorzinski is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Forest Park on Friday. When Gorzinski last faced the Trojans back in October of 2023, he rushed for 95 yards and four touchdowns, and also picked up 32 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 82.93
Grayson Sundell Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Forest Park was led to victory by Grayson Sundell, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Sundell rushed for 199 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (101.6) per game. Those 199 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Sundell and Forest Park will face off against North Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The game will pit Sundell up against the Jets' star RB Lane Gorzinski. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 56.55
Dax Huuki Delivers Best Effort of Season
Forest Park was led to victory by Dax Huuki, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Huuki rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries.
On the year, Huuki has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 82.6 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 44.55
Matthew Showers and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Matthew Showers was instrumental in extending Forest Park's winning streak to eight on Friday. Showers picked up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 65 yards.
This season, Showers has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 24.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.97
Aspinwall Made His Presence Known in Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]'s 40-13 Loss
Wyatt Aspinwall continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 13th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least six total tackles. He picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield] dropped their record down to 4-4 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Aspinwall and Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield] will be playing at home against Wright at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.50
Other Notable Players
- Trent Kannich: 33 yards receiving; 68 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.12)
- Aiden Partanen: 1 interception and 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 23.75)
- Bode Lynott: 123 yards passing; 74 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
