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!
Devin Braham Goes Supernova in Struthers Win
Starting off the list is Struthers's Devin Braham, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Braham rushed for 240 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
The victory was the third in a row for Struthers, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. Braham and Struthers are taking a road trip to take on McKinley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 54.30
Alexander Hackwelder's Big Game Leads Hubbard over Lakeview
Alexander Hackwelder put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in August on Friday. He rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 122 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 14-for-14 passing. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making six total tackles and defending two passes.
This season, Hackwelder has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 175.2 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 58.35 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 109.19 passer rating.
Gamescore: 52.78
Michael Hazimihalis Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Hubbard got the W thanks in part to Michael Hazimihalis playing the best football he has all season. Hazimihalis rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown.
This season, Hazimihalis has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 45.5 receiving yards per game. 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 27.88 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 50.82
Allen Hess-Cardona Delivers Best Effort of Season
Girard came up short on Friday despite Allen Hess-Cardona delivering his best game to date. Hess-Cardona picked up two sacks and made 14 total tackles.
On the season, Hess-Cardona has averaged 8.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks.
Gamescore: 32.88
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