3A Northern 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!
Keeshawn Love Dazzles in Fernley Win
Starting off the list is Fernley's Keeshawn Love, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Love rushed for 190 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Love might have his next game, a home matchup with Lowry, circled on his calendar. When Love last faced the Buckaroos back in October of 2023, he rushed for 225 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 39.50
Elko Gets a Boost from Kraintz in 62-21 Victory
Elko picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Ethan Kraintz. Nobody could stop Kraintz as he threw for 172 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Elko's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Kraintz and Elko will take on Truckee at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.57
Truckee Wins 20th-Straight Thanks to Jace Estabrook
Truckee picked up their 20th consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jace Estabrook. Estabrook produced his best game of the campaign : he rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Estabrook and Truckee will take on Elko at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Estabrook will face off against Ethan Kraintz, the Indians' star QB. 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: 32.47
Bird Came Up Big in Churchill County's 31-21 Loss
While Matthew Bird delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Churchill County. Despite the defeat, Bird was still balling out as he rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 137 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Churchill County now has a losing record at 3-4. Bird and Churchill County will venture away from home to square off against Spring Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.43
Bryce Stephens Delivers Electric Performance Vs Churchill County
The second Fernley player making an appearance here is Bryce Stephens, and for good reason. He rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 130 yards and a touchdown on only eight passes.
On the season, Stephens has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 114.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.07
Other Notable Players
- Landon Boyle: 134 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.77)
- Coy Jones: 108 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.08)
- Joey Machado: 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.50)
- Riley Mccullar: 87 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.25)
- Dylan Flynn: 101 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.78)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
