Cardinal Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Cody Lawerance Turns in Season-Best Effort
Cody Lawerance produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Ripley to the win on Friday. Lawerance rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 79 receiving yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up 1.5 sacks, making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defending two passes.
Ripley pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Lawerance and Ripley will square off against Hoover at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 64.47
Casto Came Up Big in Ripley's 56-25 Win
Keeping Lawerance company is Noah Casto, a fellow Ripley player. He rushed for 185 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry.
For the season, Casto has run in 17 touchdowns while averaging 134 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had five rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 50.60
Eli Littlejohn Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Eli Littlejohn posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 195 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made three total tackles.
The victory (which was Nitro's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Littlejohn and Nitro will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Winfield at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 48.80
Josh Moody Makes It Two for Nitro
Keeping Littlejohn company is Josh Moody, a fellow Nitro player. He threw for 308 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
For the year, Moody has thrown 22 touchdowns while averaging 317.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.93
Malachi Thompson Goes Supernova in Nitro Victory
Another Nitro player making an appearance on this list is Malachi Thompson. He picked up 188 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Thompson has caught 11 touchdowns while averaging 125.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.30
Other Notable Players
- Antonio Lerose: 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and 2 forced fumbles (Gamescore: 26.25)
- Fisher Fry: 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.32)
- Terrindez Bryant: 77 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
