Northeast 8 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!
Foster Came Up Big in Leo's 34-20 Victory
Starting off the list is Leo's Nathan Foster, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Foster rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
On the year, Foster has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 136.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 49.88
Bellmont had to settle for second on Friday, but Grady Baker sure wasn't going down easily. New Haven had no answer to Baker as he rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown.
Bellmont is on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Baker and Bellmont will challenge DeKalb at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.12
Graham Blythe Delivers Best Performance of Season
Graham Blythe produced his most outstanding game to date while leading DeKalb to the win on Friday. Blythe wasn't messing around, forcing a fumble and making 16 total tackles (5.0 for loss). The match was his 11th straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season. DeKalb is 2-1 when Blythe posts one or more forced fumbles, but 1-3 otherwise.
For the year, Blythe has averaged 9.3 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had one forced fumble. This year he is already up to three.
Gamescore: 35.75
Brady Culler Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, DeKalb got the W thanks in part to Brady Culler playing the best football he has all season. Culler picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Norwell had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Culler it was a similar story. When Culler last faced the Knights back in September of 2023, he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 32.63
Landin Hoeppner Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Landin Hoeppner posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made five total tackles and defended a pass. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 60 yards.
For the year, Hoeppner has averaged 2.9 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 24 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 36.57 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 32.47
Other Notable Players
- Dylan Krehl: 58 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 32.35)
- Drake Hall: 58 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 31.95)
- Rylee Biddle: 169 yards passing (Gamescore: 26.87)
- Brock Schott: 93 yards receiving; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 24.47)
- Jordan Borders: 61 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.35)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
