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 Goes Supernova in Rock Port Victory
Corbyn Jakub's big game helped extend Rock Port's winning streak to seven on Friday. Mound City had no answer to Jakub as he rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 78 yards and two touchdowns.
Jakub must have Mound City's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Jakub rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Panthers duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 53.60
Rock Port Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Brock Holmes
Brock Holmes's big game helped extend Rock Port's winning streak to seven on Friday. Mound City had no answer to Holmes as he rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also picked up 51 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Holmes' longest reception was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
This season, Holmes has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 26 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 49.67
Gavyn Irvine Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] got the W thanks in part to Gavyn Irvine playing the best football he has all season. 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. His longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
On the year, Irvine has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 15.9 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.29 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 30.14 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 42.02
River Dow's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
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 also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making six total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
On 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
