Southern Buckeye - American 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!
Carson Harris' Big Game Leads Batavia over New Richmond
Batavia picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Carson Harris. Harris was dynamite, throwing for 485 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes. His passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 302 passing yards dating back to last season.
Batavia's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Their road trip will continue as they head out to face Clinton-Massie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.73
A Season-Best Performance from Brady Dillion Leads Clinton-Massie over Western Brown
Clinton-Massie was led to victory by Brady Dillion, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Dillion rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made four total tackles.
The win (which was Clinton-Massie's fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-2. Dillion and Clinton-Massie will face off against Batavia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.60
Peyton Warren Turns in Season-Best Performance
Peyton Warren produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Clinton-Massie to the win on Friday. Warren rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns.
If history really does repeat itself, Warren might just drop another big game when he faces off against Batavia on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Warren saw the Bulldogs), he rushed for 182 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Gamescore: 24.40
Tye Spaulding Turns in Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles
Tye Spaulding continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 19th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least seven total tackles. He made 18 total tackles.
Spaulding might have his next game, a home matchup with Goshen, circled on his calendar. Spaulding made 16 total tackles (4.0 for loss) the last time he and the Warriors duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 24.28
Kaden Zantene Delivers Best Performance of Season
Clinton-Massie was led to victory by Kaden Zantene, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Zantene threw for 142 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
On the year, Zantene has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 53.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 0.38 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 24 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 18.47
Other Notable Players
- Brady Sutton: 191 yards passing; 57 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.03)
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