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 Drops League-Best Effort on Friday
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 season, Mitchell has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 99.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.90
Sawyer Chapman-Mays Goes Supernova in Alexander Central Win
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 Defeat
South Caldwell was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Landon Borders did his best to prevent it. Despite the loss, Borders was still balling out as he rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, 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
Another South Caldwell player making an appearance on this list is Bryce Johnston. 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.
This 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's Big Game Leads Alexander Central over Freedom
Another Alexander Central player making an appearance on this list is Jeremiah Whitaker. He rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 73 yards.
This year, Whitaker has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 95.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 26.20
Other Notable Players
- Max Yount: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.00)
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