Ohio Capital - Capital 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!
Favour Akih Dazzles in Hayes Victory
Starting off the list is Hayes's Favour Akih, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Akih rushed for 217 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 151 rushing yards dating back to last season.
The win was the third in a row for Hayes, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Akih and Hayes are taking a road trip to face off against Westland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.18
London Vickroy Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, London Vickroy posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Westerville South over Westland on Friday. Vickroy wasn't messing around, forcing two fumbles and making nine total tackles (3.0 for loss). The game was his third straight with five or more total tackles.
Westerville South is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5. Vickroy and Westerville South will square off against Franklin Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.50
Hayes Gets a Boost from Rowe in 34-25 Win
The second Hayes player making an appearance here is Caleb Rowe, and for good reason. He rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 101 yards on seven of 13 attempts.
On the year, Rowe has averaged 127.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 0.25 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 60.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 23.33
Nehemiah Thomas Makes It Three for Westerville South
Another Westerville South player making an appearance on this list is Nehemiah Thomas. He rushed for 18 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Thomas has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 20.9 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 15.70
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