Grand River (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!
Albany Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Elliot Mercer
Elliot Mercer was instrumental in extending Albany's winning streak to six on Friday. Mercer rushed for 274 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 15.2 yards per carry, 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, picking up two sacks and making eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Albany pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Mercer and Albany will be playing at home against Stanberry at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 108.10
Chase Cline Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Chase Cline was instrumental in extending Albany's winning streak to six on Friday. Cline rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 124 yards and three touchdowns on only six passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making six total tackles and defending two passes.
For the season, Cline has thrown 12 touchdowns while averaging 98.8 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 24.67 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 50.67 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 56.07
Landon Carlson Delivers Electric Performance Vs North Andrew
Landon Carlson was instrumental in extending King City's winning streak to four on Friday. Carlson did his part (and then some), rushing for 78 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 120 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes for the 'W'. King City is undefeated when Carlson posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
For the season, Carlson has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 60.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.95
Kyle Emerson Delivers Best Performance of Season
Kyle Emerson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Albany to the win on Friday. Emerson picked up 124 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Princeton had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Emerson it was a similar story. Emerson picked up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Tigers duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 39.65
Landon Wilmes Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Landon Wilmes of Worth County/Northeast Nodaway. Wilmes wasn't messing around on Friday, rushing for 72 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The game was his fourth straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making five total tackles.
The win made it two in a row for Worth County/Northeast Nodaway and bumps their season record up to 4-2. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against Pattonsburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.48
Other Notable Players
- Camden Griffith: 300 yards passing; 27 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 35.17)
- Ryder Sample: 48 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 33.17)
- Landon Preston: 78 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 29.13)
- Josiah Schellhorn: 2 sacks and 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
