Ottawa-Kent - White 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!
David Britenfeld Drops League-Best Effort on Friday
Starting off the list is West Catholic's David Britenfeld, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Britenfeld rushed for 225 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown.
The victory (which was West Catholic's fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-2. Britenfeld and West Catholic will head out to face off against Zeeland West at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 68.43
Connor Olszewski Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Connor Olszewski posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 36 yards.
For the season, Olszewski has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 39.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.43
Big Game from King As Christian Fell 62-28
Charlie King put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in August on Friday. He threw for 254 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown.
Christian is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7. King and Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against Holland Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.03
Aaron Ricord Turns in Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles
Aaron Ricord continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his tenth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least six total tackles. He made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
This year, Ricord has averaged 10.6 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 4.25 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.13
Aaron Gholston Makes It Two for Christian
The second Christian player making an appearance here is Aaron Gholston, and for good reason. He picked up 192 receiving yards and a touchdown. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 99 yards.
For the year, Gholston has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 79.4 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 25.87
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