Ohio Heritage 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!
Jacoby Newman Delivers Best Effort of Season
Northeastern came up short on Friday despite Jacoby Newman delivering his best game to date. Newman picked up 176 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 70 yards.
Northeastern dropped their record down to 5-4 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. Newman and Northeastern will venture away from home to take on West Jefferson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.02
Austin Buescher Delivers Electric Performance Vs Fairbanks
While Austin Buescher delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for West Jefferson. Buescher turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 334 yards and four touchdowns, while also punching in a rushing score.
West Jefferson dropped their record down to 3-6 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Buescher and West Jefferson will look to defend their home field on Friday against Northeastern at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 33.37
A Season-Best Effort from Wyatt Keyt Leads West Jefferson over Fairbanks
Sadly, Wyatt Keyt posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead West Jefferson over Fairbanks on Friday. Keyt picked up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Keyt has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 46.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.32
Taylor Came Up Big in Northeastern's 35-18 Loss
Another Northeastern player making an appearance on this list is Diezel Taylor. He threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Taylor has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 125.7 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to five.
Gamescore: 20.52
A Constellation of Stars for West Jefferson
Another West Jefferson player making an appearance on this list is Nick Fitzpatrick. He picked up 109 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This year, Fitzpatrick has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 47 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.23
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