2A East Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Effort from Ayden Dodge Leads Strasburg over Englewood
Ayden Dodge produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Strasburg to the win on Friday. Dodge rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Dodge and Strasburg will face off against Kent Denver at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The contest will pit Dodge up against the Sun Devils' star RB Wyatt Walker. Will the matchup be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 47.63
While Brody Hawes delivered a dominant effort on Saturday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Bennett. Hawes was dynamite, rushing for 108 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also made 14 total tackles and defended a pass.
Bennett is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7. Hawes and Bennett will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Strasburg at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 45.80
Englewood was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Logan Mael did his best to prevent it. Mael was dynamite, rushing for -3 yards.
This season, Mael has averaged 42.9 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.57 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.50
Walker Made His Presence Known in Kent Denver's 48-22 Victory
Wyatt Walker was instrumental in extending Kent Denver's winning streak to three on Saturday. Nobody could stop Walker as he rushed for 200 yards while picking up 9.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 55 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 200 rushing yards dating back to last season.
On the year, Walker has averaged 38.4 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 69.86 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 132.29 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 41.53
Cougar Cronk Makes It Two for Bennett
The second Bennett player making an appearance here is Cougar Cronk, and for good reason. He rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
This year, Cronk has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 90.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.15
Other Notable Players
- Yianni Balafas: 182 yards passing; 29 yards rushing (Gamescore: 30.13)
- Ian Ross: 1 sack and 6 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
