Cascades - East 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!
Bryant Cook Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Grass Lake got the W thanks in part to Bryant Cook playing the best football he has all season. Cook picked up 211 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
Grass Lake's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Cook and Grass Lake will challenge Leslie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 71.85
Brayden Lape Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Brayden Lape produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Grass Lake to the win on Friday. Lape threw for 447 yards and seven touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.3 passing touchdowns per game.
Lape might have his next game, a home matchup with Leslie, circled on his calendar. When Lape last faced the Blackhawks back in October of 2023, he threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Gamescore: 62.00
Another Game with at Least 121 Receiving Yards from Jacob Collins
On Friday, Grass Lake got the W thanks in part to Jacob Collins playing the best football he has all season. Collins' receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 121 receiving yards dating back to last season. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 51 yards.
On the season, Collins has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 116.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 29 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 50.38
Braylon Brown's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Michigan Center over Napoleon
Braylon Brown posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
For the season, Brown has averaged 34 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 45.43 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 75.43 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 33.10
Travis Collins Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Travis Collins posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Michigan Center over Napoleon on Friday. Collins picked up 133 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Collins has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 29 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.72
Other Notable Players
- Joel Cranmore: 145 yards passing (Gamescore: 28.77)
- Jayden Colby: 39 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.57)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
