Big Thumb - Blue (8 Man) Top Football Player Performances

By Team Reports Oct 19, 2024, 1:07am

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Big Thumb - Blue (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!

Colin Kolb Turns in Season-Best Performance

On Friday, Oakland Christian got the W thanks in part to Colin Kolb playing the best football he has all season. Kolb rushed for 278 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 57 yards.

This season, Kolb has run in 13 touchdowns while averaging 199.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 32.8 rushing yards per game.

Gamescore: 97.37

Hunter Garza Delivers Best Performance of Season

Deckerville was led to victory by Hunter Garza, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Garza rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 51 yards and a touchdown.

The victory for Deckerville keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Garza and Deckerville are taking a road trip to square off against Capac at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Gamescore: 50.10

A Season-Best Effort from Parker Merriman Leads Deckerville over Kingston

On Friday, Deckerville got the W thanks in part to Parker Merriman playing the best football he has all season. Merriman rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.

This year, Merriman has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 82.3 rushing yards per game.

Gamescore: 32.32

Jake Brock put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 57 yards.

For the year, Brock has averaged 71 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after five games last season, he was only averaging 4.8 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 42.8 rushing yards.

Gamescore: 23.18

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