Central State Eight - West 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 Effort from Brody Scheffler Leads Springfield over Jacksonville
Springfield was led to victory by Brody Scheffler, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Scheffler threw for 454 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Springfield's win bumped their record up to 5-1. Scheffler and Springfield will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Rochester at 1:00 p.m. on October 19th.
Gamescore: 48.25
Jacksonville had to settle for second on Friday, but Jeremiah Jackson sure wasn't going down easily. Nobody could stop Jackson as he rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Jacksonville's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. Jackson and Jacksonville will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on MacArthur at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 31.40
La'marion Williams Makes It Two for Jacksonville
Keeping Jackson company is La'Marion Williams, a fellow Jacksonville player. He rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Williams has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 82.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.05
Jaiyden Wilson Makes It Two for Springfield
Another Springfield player making an appearance on this list is Jaiyden Wilson. He picked up 101 receiving yards.
On the year, Wilson has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 33.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.10
A Constellation of Stars for Springfield
Another Springfield player making an appearance on this list is Mekhi Newman. He picked up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Newman has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 38.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.25
Other Notable Players
- Kale Thurman: 136 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.60)
- Braden Hutchison: 59 yards passing; 90 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.23)
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