Eastern Ohio 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!
Big Game from Watkins As Wellsville Fell 35-28
Starting off the list is Wellsville's Tyrell Watkins, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Watkins picked up 132 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 69 yards.
For the year, Watkins has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 56.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 52.80
Clayten Kersey Turns in Season-Best Effort
Wellsville came up short on Friday despite Clayten Kersey delivering his best game to date. Kersey threw for 219 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes, and also rushed for 56 yards on only seven carries.
For the year, Kersey has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 121.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.60
Owen Jurjavcic Turns in Another Game with at Least 122 Rushing Yards
Owen Jurjavcic continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his tenth-straight game with at least 122 rushing yards. He rushed for 157 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Jurjavcic has averaged 76.9 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 74.9 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 204.2 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 26.10
Zach Schnelle Dazzles in East Palestine Loss
Zach Schnelle posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
On the season, Schnelle has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 52.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.60
A Constellation of Stars for Wellsville
Another Wellsville player making an appearance on this list is Jeron Jackson. He picked up 74 receiving yards and a touchdown.incredibly, Jackson got all that yardage with just one huge grab
For the season, Jackson has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 24.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.48
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