Mid-Eastern 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Simon Barber Leads North Decatur over Switzerland County
Simon Barber produced his most outstanding game to date while leading North Decatur to the win on Friday. Barber rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Barber and North Decatur will square off against Edinburgh at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last time Barber took on the Lancers, he rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 33.72
Shenandoah found a leader in Jarrett Helman as the team took down Monroe Central on Friday. Monroe Central had no answer to Helman as he forced a fumble, made six total tackles, and defended a pass. Helman also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble, making six total tackles, and defending a pass.
This season, Helman has averaged 7.1 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 18.22 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 37.56 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 31.98
North Decatur Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Owen Eldridge
Owen Eldridge's big game helped extend North Decatur's winning streak to seven on Friday. Eldridge was unstoppable, picking up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Eldridge is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Edinburgh on Friday. When Eldridge last faced the Lancers last Friday, he rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 26.45
North Decatur Gets a Boost from Thackery in 33-0 Win
Corbin Thackery was instrumental in extending North Decatur's winning streak to seven on Friday. Thackery did his part (and then some), rushing for 122 yards for the 'W'. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Thackery might have his next game, a road matchup with Edinburgh, circled on his calendar. Thackery rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries the last time he and the Lancers duked it out last Friday.
Gamescore: 25.33
Max Seaburn Makes It Two for Shenandoah
Another Shenandoah player making an appearance on this list is Max Seaburn. He picked up 24 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 39 yards.
For the year, Seaburn has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 16.1 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging four receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.37
Other Notable Players
- Mason Morris: 105 yards passing (Gamescore: 20.53)
- Elijah Edon: 245 yards passing; 21 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.33)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
