North Central 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!
Dae'cion Echols Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Muncie Central got the W thanks in part to Dae'Cion Echols playing the best football he has all season. Echols rushed for 267 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 52 yards.
Echols must have Richmond's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Echols rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries the last time he and the Red Devils duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 76.10
Harrison found a leader in Jack Gonzalez as the squad took down Kokomo on Friday. Kokomo had no answer to Gonzalez as he made six total tackles. Gonzalez's longest rush was for an incredible 89 yards.
Harrison is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Gonzalez and Harrison will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Westfield at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 34.02
Keemarion Pollard Dazzles in Kokomo Defeat
Kokomo had to settle for second on Friday, but Keemarion Pollard sure wasn't going down easily. Harrison had no answer to Pollard as he rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns.
With the defeat, Kokomo broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-4. Pollard and Kokomo will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on McCutcheon at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 27.47
Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles from Jackson Mills
Jackson Mills continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his tenth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least six total tackles. He made 23 total tackles and defended a pass.
For the season, Mills has averaged 12 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 7.33 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.25
Other Notable Players
- Jovon Williams: 109 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 29 yards receiving (Gamescore: 19.98)
- Timotheus Jones: 44 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.60)
- Lannon Nicoloff: 181 yards passing; 2 TDs rushing (Gamescore: 17.47)
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