Big Central - Liberty Gold 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!
Brandon Bradsher Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Perth Amboy came up short on Friday despite Brandon Bradsher delivering his best game to date. Bradsher picked up 184 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (106.1).
Perth Amboy is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Bradsher will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Scotch Plains-Fanwood on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.70
Eatoniel Brown Has Career Rushing Day
Eatoniel Brown posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made two total tackles.
The win (which was Plainfield's third in a row) raised their record to 4-2. Brown and Plainfield will challenge Somerville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.80
Tahad Walker Has Career-Day on Friday
Tahad Walker posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack, made two total tackles, and defended a pass.
Linden's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4. Walker and Linden will be playing in front of their home fans against Carteret at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 31.35
Woodbridge Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Bryan Anderson
Woodbridge picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Bryan Anderson. Montgomery had no answer to Anderson as he rushed for 97 yards, and also picked up 41 receiving yards. Anderson was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 68 yards.
Woodbridge pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Anderson and Woodbridge will square off against Summit at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 29.82
Woodbridge Gets a Boost from Anderson in 28-7 Win
Derek Anderson's big game helped extend Woodbridge's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Anderson as he rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 75 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Anderson has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 124.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.10
Other Notable Players
- Laivon Balthazar: 221 yards passing (Gamescore: 22.83)
- Julien Jones: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.63)
- Shamar Wells: 35 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 16.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
