Big Thumb - Blue (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!
A Season-Best Effort from Parker Merriman Leads Deckerville over Capac
Parker Merriman produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Deckerville to the win on Friday. Merriman rushed for 236 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (101.5) per game. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
The victory for Deckerville keeps them at an undefeated 8-0. Merriman and Deckerville will be playing at home against Alcona at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 54.95
While Josh Blaszak delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Memphis. Nobody could stop Blaszak as he rushed for 232 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 61 yards.
Memphis is on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8. Their road trip will continue as they head out to face North Huron at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 52.05
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Tanner James stepped things up a notch to give Kingston the 'W'. Nobody could stop James as he rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 27 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made nine total tackles (1.5 for loss) and defended two passes.
This season, James has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 96.1 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had five rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 17.
Gamescore: 50.55
Mayville's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Gavin Wager
Thanks in part to Gavin Wager, Mayville said goodbye to their five-game losing streak. Nobody could stop Wager on Friday as he threw for 312 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Wager has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 152.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 9.29 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 64.57 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 48.45
Michael Jenkins Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Michael Jenkins posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
On the year, Jenkins has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 35.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 7.75 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.00
Other Notable Players
- Skylar Sentell: 101 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 30.60)
- Luka Campbell: 102 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 30 yards rushing (Gamescore: 30.05)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
