Knox Morrow 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!
Big Game from Sipes As Fredericktown Won 31-0
Starting off the list is Fredericktown's Blake Sipes, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Sipes rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 95 yards and a touchdown while completing 85.7% of his passes.
On the season, Sipes has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 99.9 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 94.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 142 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 45.43
Aidan Burke Has Career Rushing Day
Aidan Burke posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 104 rushing yards dating back to last season. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 63 yards.
Danville pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Burke and Danville will take on Fredericktown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.60
Joshua Byers Makes It Two for Danville
Another Danville player making an appearance on this list is Joshua Byers. He picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made 13 total tackles.
This season, Byers has averaged 15.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.75 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 12.63 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 37.75
Northmor Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Cowin Becker
Northmor picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Cowin Becker. Nobody could stop Becker as he picked up 43 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 61 yards.
Northmor pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Becker's next game is against Cardington-Lincoln on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 30.23
Caleb Lucas Turns in Season-Best Effort
Caleb Lucas produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Danville to the win on Friday. Lucas picked up a sack, made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Centerburg had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Lucas it was a similar story. When Lucas last faced the Trojans back in October of 2023, he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 29.08
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