Tri-Valley - Red 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!
Jamison Pelt Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Swan Valley got the W thanks in part to Jamison Pelt playing the best football he has all season. Pelt picked up 403 receiving yards and six touchdowns. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.2 receiving touchdowns per game. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 85 yards.
The win was the sixth in a row for Swan Valley, bringing their record for this year to 6-3. Their road trip will continue as they head out to face Belding at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 78.88
Colton Klein Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Swan Valley got the W thanks in part to Colton Klein playing the best football he has all season. Klein wasn't messing around, throwing for 440 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 18.3 yards per attempt. The contest was his fourth straight with three or more passing touchdowns.
On the season, Klein has thrown 25 touchdowns while averaging 244.1 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 139.33 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 58.13
Underclassman Garrett Hilborn Comes Up Big Against Swartz Creek
It was an underclassman who stole the show on Friday as Garrett Hilborn came into the game on a mission. He did his part (and then some), rushing for 134 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries for the 'W'.
Glenn now has a winning record of 5-4. Hilborn and Glenn are taking a road trip to face off against Petoskey at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.90
Owen Case Has Career Rushing Day
Freeland was led to victory by Owen Case, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Case rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making six total tackles and defending a pass.
Freeland's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Case and Freeland will square off against Lake Fenton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.10
Zander Wheatley Makes It Two for Freeland
Keeping Case company is Zander Wheatley, a fellow Freeland player. He made eight total tackles and defended two passes.
For the season, Wheatley has averaged 4.4 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.22 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 22 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 27.37
Other Notable Players
- Max Heyn: 48 yards passing; 74 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.90)
- Dominick Knezek: 116 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Garrett Buzzard: 132 yards passing; 57 yards rushing (Gamescore: 17.08)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
