2A East Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Ayden Dodge Turns in Season-Best Performance
Strasburg was led to victory by Ayden Dodge, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Dodge rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Dodge and Strasburg will square off against Kent Denver at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Dodge will face off against Wyatt Walker, the Sun Devils' star running back. Will the game be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 47.63
While Brody Hawes delivered a dominant effort on Saturday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Bennett. Hawes was unstoppable, rushing for 108 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making 14 total tackles and defending a pass.
Bennett is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7. Hawes and Bennett will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Strasburg at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 45.80
While Logan Mael delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Englewood. Mael turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for -3 yards.
For the season, Mael has averaged 42.9 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.57 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.50
Walker Came Up Big in Kent Denver's 48-22 Win
Wyatt Walker was instrumental in extending Kent Denver's winning streak to three on Saturday. Walker was dynamite, rushing for 200 yards while picking up 9.1 yards per carry, and also picking up 55 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 200 rushing yards dating back to last season.
For the year, Walker has averaged 38.4 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 69.86 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 132.29 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 41.53
Cougar Cronk Makes It Two for Bennett
Another Bennett player making an appearance on this list is Cougar Cronk. He rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
On the year, Cronk has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 90.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.15
Other Notable Players
- Yianni Balafas: 182 yards passing; 29 yards rushing (Gamescore: 30.13)
- Ian Ross: 1 sack and 6 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
