Section 7 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Parker Broughton Has Career-Day on Friday
Starting off the list is Beekmantown's Parker Broughton, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Broughton rushed for 183 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Beekmantown, bringing their record for this year to 5-1. Broughton and Beekmantown will face off against Plattsburgh at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.80
Wyatt Bridges Delivers Best Performance of Season
Wyatt Bridges produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Peru to the win on Saturday. Bridges rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 74 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Bridges has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 37.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 22.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.02
Plattsburgh Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Braeden Calkins
Braeden Calkins's big game helped extend Plattsburgh's winning streak to three on Saturday. Calkins' receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 104 receiving yards dating back to last season.
On the year, Calkins has averaged 6.2 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 33.17
A Season-Best Performance from Landon Wilkins Leads Peru over Saranac Lake
On Saturday, Peru got the W thanks in part to Landon Wilkins playing the best football he has all season. Wilkins rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Wilkins has run in those 2 touchdowns while averaging 24.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.85
Dominic Deangelo Delivers Electric Effort Vs Saranac
Dominic Deangelo put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2023 on Saturday. He picked up 92 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
For the year, Deangelo has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 108.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.77
Other Notable Players
- Jake Frechette: 221 yards passing; 51 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.33)
- Dan Hartmann: 270 yards passing; 32 yards rushing (Gamescore: 22.60)
- Chase Carpenter: 134 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.53)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
