Northeast Corner - Big School 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!
Breckan Maran Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Breckan Maran produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Fairfield to the win on Friday. Maran rushed for 244 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.6 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (108.3) per game. Those 244 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Churubusco had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Maran it was a similar story. Maran rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries the last time he and the Eagles duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 70.85
Carson Mickem put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 43 receiving yards. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made seven total tackles.
Lakeland is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-4. Mickem and Lakeland will head out to square off against Garrett at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 50.77
Hawk Hasselman Goes Supernova in Angola Win
Angola found a leader in Hawk Hasselman as the team took down Eastside on Friday. Eastside had no answer to Hasselman as he rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Hasselman's longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This season, Hasselman has averaged 53.2 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 6.11 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 45.28
Blake Metzger Makes It Two for Fairfield
The second Fairfield player making an appearance here is Blake Metzger, and for good reason. He rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also picked up 31 receiving yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making ten total tackles and defending a pass.
Metzger must have Churubusco's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. When Metzger last faced the Eagles back in October of 2023, he rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 43.78
Estil Pruitt Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Estil Pruitt of West Noble. Pruitt rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Pruitt is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Angola on Friday. When Pruitt last faced the Hornets back in September, he rushed for 291 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 37.60
Other Notable Players
- Camren Ruble: 111 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 35.80)
- Wyatt Hefty: 52 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 22.07)
- Korbin Roan: 25 yards receiving; 64 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.55)
- Fernando Macias: 36 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Brayden Holbrook: 257 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 16.73)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
