Sagamore 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!
Mason Mccarty Delivers Best Effort of Season
Crawfordsville was led to victory by Mason Mccarty, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mccarty rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 74 yards and two touchdowns. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in August.
With the win, Crawfordsville broke their six-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-6. Mccarty will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Cascade on Friday.
Gamescore: 51.43
Braeden Hites Has Career Rushing Day
On Friday, Crawfordsville got the W thanks in part to Braeden Hites playing the best football he has all season. Hites rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making four total tackles.
Frankfort's probably not too fond of Hites given he always seems to get the better of them. When Hites last faced the Hot Dogs back in October of 2023, he rushed for 91 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries.
Gamescore: 43.25
Another Game with at Least 105 Rushing Yards from Rolando Castillo
Rolando Castillo continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 105 rushing yards. He made seven total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Frankfort is on an 18-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9. Castillo and Frankfort will take on Huntington North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.13
Danville Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Sutton Fulwider
Danville picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Sutton Fulwider. North Montgomery had no answer to Fulwider as he made five total tackles and defended two passes. Fulwider also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making five total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Danville's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Fulwider and Danville will head out on the road to take on Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.97
Malachi Walden Delivers Electric Performance Vs Southmont
Rounding off our Top Five is Malachi Walden of Tri-West Hendricks. Walden threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes, and also rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown. He has become a key player for Tri-West Hendricks: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Unfortunately for Southmont, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Walden. When Walden last faced the Mounties back in October of 2023, he rushed for 205 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 31.00
Other Notable Players
- Ethan Wooten: 105 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 30.20)
- Derek Reid: 74 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 53 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 28.18)
- Carter Ward: 176 yards passing (Gamescore: 27.43)
- Jackson Folden: 181 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.07)
- Nate Hiland: 111 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.52)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
