Lorain County 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!
Wyatt Mckee and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Wyatt Mckee's big game helped extend Keystone's winning streak to six on Friday. Mckee made three total tackles, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 139 or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Keystone's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. Mckee and Keystone will square off against Clearview at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Gamescore: 58.50
Jimmy Stofey Delivers Best Effort of Season
Columbia was led to victory by Jimmy Stofey, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Stofey rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win was the fourth in a row for Columbia, bringing their record for this year to 7-2. They and Black River are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.98
Zach Shackelford's Big Game Leads Keystone over Wellington
Zach Shackelford was instrumental in extending Keystone's winning streak to six on Friday. Wellington had no answer to Shackelford as he rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 36 yards and a touchdown. Shackelford is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
For the year, Shackelford has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 103.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.00
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Isaiah Garcia stepped things up a notch to give Clearview the 'W'. Garcia was unstoppable, picking up 46 receiving yards.
Clearview's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Garcia and Clearview will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Keystone at 5:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 32.52
A Season-Best Effort from Tristin Ientile Leads Clearview over Black River
Tristin Ientile produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Clearview to the win on Friday. Ientile made 19 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
On the year, Ientile has averaged 11.5 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.88 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 48.75 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 31.90
Other Notable Players
- Grady Whitacre: 14 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 25.68)
- Shane Ohl: 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
- Xavier Hendon: 69 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.40)
- Cy Christensen: 152 yards passing (Gamescore: 15.03)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
