1A Long Pin (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!
Maxon Yearsley Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Starting off the list is Garden Valley's Maxon Yearsley, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Yearsley picked up 183 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 92 yards.
On the year, Yearsley has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 91 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to six.
Gamescore: 75.28
Council Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Owen Hatfield
Owen Hatfield was instrumental in extending Council's winning streak to five on Friday. Hatfield's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 183 rushing yards. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making seven total tackles.
For the year, Hatfield has averaged 202.9 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 53.95
Another Game with at Least 168 Rushing Yards from Jace Waggoner
Jace Waggoner's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his fourth-straight game with 168+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 118 yards on only six passes.
Tri-Valley pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Waggoner and Tri-Valley will look to defend their home field on Friday against Horseshoe Bend at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 53.07
Olson Came Up Big in Cascade's 30-14 Defeat
Cascade had to settle for second on Friday, but Cole Olson sure wasn't going down easily. Olson was unstoppable, rushing for 80 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also picking up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 51 yards.
For the year, Olson has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 34.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 48.20
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Rex Fackrell
Rex Fackrell continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 13th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 17 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
For the season, Fackrell has averaged 9.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 36.25
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
