A-II District 4 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!
Schertz Came Up Big in Fairland's 44-35 Defeat
Starting off the list is Fairland's Carson Schertz, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Schertz rushed for 116 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 387 yards and two touchdowns. Fairland is 2-1 when Schertz posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-5 otherwise.
This is the second loss in a row for Fairland and nudges their season record down to 2-6. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Owls faces off against Summit Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 65.60
Justin Johnson Has Career-Day on Friday
Justin Johnson posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 257 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 67 yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 55 yards.
The win was the third in a row for Ketchum, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Johnson and Ketchum will challenge Woodland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 63.97
Maverick Lanphear Goes Supernova in Barnsdall Victory
Barnsdall found a leader in Maverick Lanphear as the squad took down Afton on Friday. Lanphear turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 177 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes, while also rushing for 91 yards on only ten carries.
For the year, Lanphear has thrown 5 touchdowns while averaging 93.1 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 50.13 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 131.25 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 51.90
Blaine Miller Makes It Two for Barnsdall
Another Barnsdall player making an appearance on this list is Blaine Miller. He picked up a sack and made seven total tackles. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made seven total tackles.
For the season, Miller has averaged 10.2 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to five.
Gamescore: 45.10
Woodland Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Aidan Carey
Aidan Carey's big game helped extend Woodland's winning streak to eight on Friday. Summit Christian Academy had no answer to Carey as he rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns.
Woodland pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Carey and Woodland will be playing in front of their home fans against Ketchum at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.00
Other Notable Players
- Dray Long: 90 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.60)
- Braden Byers: 71 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.88)
- Trey Bennett: 115 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 25.52)
- Patrick Freeman: 87 yards rushing (Gamescore: 24.60)
- James Johnson: 93 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 48 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.87)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
