4A Region 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!
Korri Graham Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, DeWitt got the W thanks in part to Korri Graham playing the best football he has all season. Graham rushed for 187 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023.
If the past is any indication, Graham could be in store for another big game when he takes on Crossett on Friday. Graham rushed for 250 yards while picking up 7.6 yards per carry the last time he and the Eagles duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 66.60
A Season-Best Effort from Ni?Kel Lewis Leads Hamburg over Crossett
On Friday, Hamburg got the W thanks in part to Ni?Kel Lewis playing the best football he has all season. Lewis rushed for 154 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries.
Hamburg pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Lewis and Hamburg will head out to take on Star City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.60
Kaeden Thomas Turns in Season-Best Effort
Hamburg was led to victory by Kaeden Thomas, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Thomas threw for 125 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 37 yards.
On the season, Thomas has thrown 9 touchdowns (and and only 1 picks) while averaging 100.8 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after five games last season, he was only averaging 41.02 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 111.62 passer rating.
Gamescore: 37.18
Griffin Whitmore Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, DeWitt got the W thanks in part to Griffin Whitmore playing the best football he has all season. Whitmore picked up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 63 yards.
For the season, Whitmore has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 41.7 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 11.83 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 16.75
A Constellation of Stars for Hamburg
Another Hamburg player making an appearance on this list is Anthony Smith. He picked up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Smith has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 53.2 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 24.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 12.65
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