Northwest Crossroads 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!
Big Game from Verrett As Hanover Central Won 48-26
Starting off the list is Hanover Central's Caiden Verrett, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Verrett rushed for 134 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 45 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Unfortunately for Hammond Central, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Verrett. When Verrett last faced the Wolves back in October of 2023, he rushed for 62 yards and three touchdowns.
Gamescore: 56.18
Another Game with at Least 105 Rushing Yards from Marco Castro
Marco Castro's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his sixth-straight game with 105+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns.
Unfortunately for Munster, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Castro. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Castro saw the Mustangs), he rushed for 320 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 43.35
Tommy Bonner Makes It Two for Hanover Central
The second Hanover Central player making an appearance here is Tommy Bonner, and for good reason. He threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 36 yards.
On the season, Bonner has thrown 16 touchdowns while averaging 131.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.93
Andrean found a leader in James Finley as the team took down Lowell on Friday. Finley was unstoppable, making 12 total tackles and defending a pass.
This year, Finley has averaged 7.2 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he had two receiving touchdowns. This year he is already up to eight.
Gamescore: 30.47
Shearer Posts Huge Game in 49-6 Victory
Rounding off our Top Five is Willy Shearer of Hobart. Shearer rushed for 52 yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for Hobart: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
If history really does repeat itself, Shearer might just drop another big game when he faces off against Lowell on Friday. When Shearer last faced the Red Devils back in September, he rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 25.70
Other Notable Players
- Lincoln Schneider: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.50)
- Colton Scott: 128 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Jaelen Williams: 66 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.05)
- Max Pickett: 110 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.40)
- Brady Elish: 124 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 22.07)
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