3A/4A Northwestern 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!
DK Mitchell Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Hibriten's DK Mitchell, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Mitchell rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Mitchell has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 99.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.90
Chapman-Mays Posts Huge Game in 30-20 Victory
Sawyer Chapman-Mays put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns.
Unfortunately for Freedom, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Chapman-Mays. When Chapman-Mays last faced the Patriots back in October of 2023, he rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 33.90
South Caldwell Gets a Boost from Borders in 21-20 Loss
South Caldwell was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Landon Borders did his best to prevent it. Borders was dynamite, rushing for 86 yards and a touchdown. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles.
South Caldwell is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. They and Freedom are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.23
Bryce Johnston Makes It Two for South Caldwell
Keeping Borders company is Bryce Johnston, a fellow South Caldwell player. He picked up two sacks, made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended two passes. He is on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
For the year, Johnston has averaged 9.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 7 sacks. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 0.17 defended passes per game. This year he is averaging 0.67 defended passes.
Gamescore: 30.80
Jeremiah Whitaker Delivers Electric Performance Vs Freedom
The second Alexander Central player making an appearance here is Jeremiah Whitaker, and for good reason. He rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 73 yards.
For the season, Whitaker has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 95.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 26.20
Other Notable Players
- Max Yount: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
