Eastern Cincinnati 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!
Luke Brand Delivers Best Performance of Season
Luke Brand produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Milford to the win on Friday. Brand threw for 293 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also punched in three touchdowns on the ground. Milford is 2-1 when Brand posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise.
With the victory, Milford broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-5. Brand and Milford will venture away from home to square off against Turpin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.53
Justice Burnam Delivers Electric Effort Vs Winton Woods
Anderson picked up their ninth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Justice Burnam. Winton Woods had no answer to Burnam as he threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown.
If history really does repeat itself, Burnam might just drop another big game when he faces off against Loveland on Friday. When Burnam last faced the Tigers back in August of 2023, he threw for 391 yards and three touchdowns while completing 79.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 96 yards.
Gamescore: 40.47
Anderson Wins Ninth-Straight Thanks to Trace Jallick
Trace Jallick was instrumental in extending Anderson's winning streak to nine on Friday. Winton Woods had no answer to Jallick as he picked up 160 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Jallick torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 79 yards.
On the season, Jallick has caught 12 touchdowns while averaging 136.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.75
Andrew Crouch Makes It Two for Milford
Another Milford player making an appearance on this list is Andrew Crouch. He picked up two sacks and made three total tackles (3.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
For the year, Crouch has averaged 3.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 2.5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 23.50
A Constellation of Stars for Milford
Another Milford player making an appearance on this list is Joey Dahmer. He picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended two passes.
For the season, Dahmer has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 23 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.33
Other Notable Players
- Alex Stanyard: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
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