2A Greater St. Helens 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!
Elijah Andersen Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Woodland was led to victory by Elijah Andersen, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Andersen rushed for 144 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 166 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Unfortunately for Hudson's Bay, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Andersen. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Andersen saw the Eagles), he rushed for 237 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Gamescore: 76.47
Franco Made His Presence Known in Washougal's 28-0 Win
Elijah Franco was a major factor in Washougal's win over R.A. Long on Friday. Franco did his part (and then some), making seven total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defending three passes for the 'W'. He also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Washougal is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Washougal now has a winning record of 4-3. Franco and Washougal will venture away from home to take on Columbia River at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 62.35
Ben Kellar Makes It Two for Washougal
Another Washougal player making an appearance on this list is Ben Kellar. He rushed for 33 yards.
On the year, Kellar has averaged 35.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.62
Hunter Miller Delivers Best Effort of Season
Hunter Miller produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Washougal to the win on Friday. Miller rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He has become a key player for Washougal: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
For the year, Miller has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 32 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.58
Chase Hall Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Woodland got the W thanks in part to Chase Hall playing the best football he has all season. Hall picked up 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, Hall has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 23.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.25
Other Notable Players
- Seth Popp: 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
