Lancaster-Lebanon 2 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!
Brayden Brown Delivers Best Performance of Season
Brayden Brown produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Ephrata to the win on Friday. Brown rushed for 77 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries.
Lebanon's probably not too fond of Brown given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Brown saw the Cedars), he rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Gamescore: 52.95
Sawyer Esbenshade Goes Supernova in Conestoga Valley Win
Sawyer Esbenshade was instrumental in extending Conestoga Valley's winning streak to nine on Friday. Esbenshade did his part (and then some), throwing for 267 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 45 yards and a touchdown for the 'W'.
Conestoga Valley's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-0. Esbenshade and Conestoga Valley will square off against Muhlenberg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.10
Zandier Made His Presence Known in Exeter Township's 28-27 Defeat
While Exeter Township might've come up empty on Friday, Jayden Zandier wasn't going down without a fight. Conestoga Valley had no answer to Zandier as he rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Zandier didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended a pass.
Conestoga Valley's probably not too fond of Zandier given he always seems to get the better of them. Zandier rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Buckskins duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 38.43
Caleb Grant Makes It Two for Ephrata
The second Ephrata player making an appearance here is Caleb Grant, and for good reason. He threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only six passes, and also rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Grant has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 112.4 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 39.12 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 79.16 passer rating.
Gamescore: 32.80
Other Notable Players
- Jayden Johnson: 70 yards rushing; 62 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.53)
- Jayden M Ware: 57 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.62)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
