Mid-State - Buckeye 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!
Drew Thornsley Puts an End to Circleville's Losing Streak on Friday
Thanks in part to Drew Thornsley, Circleville said goodbye to their five-game losing streak. On Friday Thornsley made five total tackles, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 143 or more in the last four games he's played.
This year, Thornsley has averaged 7.6 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he had two rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 11.
Gamescore: 82.35
Hudson Phalin Turns in Season-Best Performance
Circleville was led to victory by Hudson Phalin, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Phalin threw for 359 yards and six touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
This season, Phalin has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 182.3 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 93.56 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 51.53
Big Game from Bock As Logan Elm Won 41-0
Logan Elm found a leader in Michael Bock as the team took down Alexander on Friday. Bock was dynamite, rushing for 116 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also picking up 59 receiving yards.
On the season, Bock has averaged 27.4 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 54.67 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 150.67 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 40.87
Fairfield Union Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Owen Ruff
Owen Ruff's big game helped extend Fairfield Union's winning streak to three on Friday. Ruff was unstoppable, rushing for 59 yards and three touchdowns. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Unfortunately for Amanda-Clearcreek, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Ruff. Ruff rushed for 184 yards and four touchdowns the last time he and the Aces duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 38.10
Jack Kline Delivers Best Performance of Season
Circleville was led to victory by Jack Kline, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Kline picked up 171 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Circleville's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 2-4 when he doesn't).
For the year, Kline has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 69.9 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 40 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.85
Other Notable Players
- Keaton Webb: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Aaron Walters: 191 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.23)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
