North Central I 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!
Alex Nicholson Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Fort Bragg was led to victory by Alex Nicholson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Nicholson rushed for 221 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (120.6) per game. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
If history really does repeat itself, Nicholson might just drop another big game when he faces off against Upper Lake on Friday. When Nicholson last faced the Cougars back in October of 2023, he rushed for 174 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 64 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 44.63
Jhony Covarrubias Delivers Electric Performance Vs Lower Lake
Jhony Covarrubias posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 178 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 37 yards and two touchdowns.
The win made it two in a row for St. Helena and bumps their season record up to 2-3. Covarrubias and St. Helena will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Middletown at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 40.77
Willits Wins Fourth-Straight Thanks to Kolbe Bufardeci
Kolbe Bufardeci's big game helped extend Willits's winning streak to four on Friday. Nobody could stop Bufardeci as he made seven total tackles. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 84 yards.
Willits pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Bufardeci and Willits will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Kelseyville at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 36.95
Ross Knapp Turns in Season-Best Effort
Ross Knapp produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Fort Bragg to the win on Friday. Knapp picked up 192 receiving yards and a touchdown. He's now once again averaging 100+ receiving yards (113.2) per game.
This season, Knapp has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 113.2 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 46.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.87
Ashton Hartmann Delivers Best Effort of Season
Lower Lake came up short on Friday despite Ashton Hartmann delivering his best game to date. Hartmann threw for 232 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Lower Lake is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-3. Hartmann and Lower Lake will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Kelseyville at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 30.37
Other Notable Players
- Corey Rockey: 182 yards passing (Gamescore: 29.48)
- Beausox Hebden: 88 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.80)
- Troy Taber: 34 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.43)
- Sam Beck: 133 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.40)
- Luke Campbell: 76 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.93)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
