Shore - A South 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!
Nick Spanola Delivers Best Effort of Season
Nick Spanola produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Point Pleasant Boro to the win on Friday. Spanola rushed for 157 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made four total tackles.
Point Pleasant Boro has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Spanola and Point Pleasant Boro will square off against Manasquan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 54.70
Donovan Catholic found a leader in Luke Vernieri as the team took down Jackson Memorial on Friday. Vernieri turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 37 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 79 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This year, Vernieri has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 24 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 53.08
Ethan Nicolas Makes It Two for Donovan Catholic
Another Donovan Catholic player making an appearance on this list is Ethan Nicolas. He rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Nicolas has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 59 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after four games last season, he was only averaging 26 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.60
Colin Obser Makes It Two for Point Pleasant Boro
The second Point Pleasant Boro player making an appearance here is Colin Obser, and for good reason. He rushed for 40 yards.
Obser is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Manasquan on Saturday. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Obser saw the Warriors), he rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown.
Gamescore: 35.38
A Season-Best Effort from Nazeer Whittaker Leads Brick Memorial over Point Pleasant Boro
Brick Memorial came up short on Friday despite Nazeer Whittaker delivering his best game to date. Whittaker rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also picked up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Whittaker has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 21.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.95
Other Notable Players
- Jason Lajara: 209 yards passing; 21 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.63)
- Elijah Webb: 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
