275 (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!
Corbyn Jakub Dazzles in Rock Port Win
Rock Port picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Corbyn Jakub. Jakub turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 83 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while also throwing for 78 yards and two touchdowns.
Mound City had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Jakub it was a similar story. When Jakub last faced the Panthers back in October of 2023, he rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 53.60
Brock Holmes and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Brock Holmes's big game helped extend Rock Port's winning streak to seven on Friday. Holmes was dynamite, rushing for 103 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, while also picking up 51 receiving yards and two touchdowns. His longest reception was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
On the year, Holmes has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 26 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 49.67
A Season-Best Effort from Gavyn Irvine Leads East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] over Dekalb
East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] was led to victory by Gavyn Irvine, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Irvine rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 52 yards.
For the year, Irvine has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 15.9 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 2.29 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 30.14 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 42.02
River Dow Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
River Dow produced his most outstanding game to date while leading East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] to the win on Friday. Dow rushed for 70 yards and three touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He didn't just play on offense: he also made six total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
For the season, Dow has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 44.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.75
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Tatem M Johnson
Tatem M Johnson continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 12th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He picked up two sacks, made 11 total tackles (4.5 for loss), and defended three passes.
For the season, M Johnson has averaged 12.1 total tackles per game and for the season has those 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 35.00
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
