Hoosier Heartland 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!
Braylen Word Drops League-Best Performance on Friday
Starting off the list is Eastern's Braylen Word, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Word picked up 74 receiving yards.
For the season, Word has averaged 72.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.48
Bently Hullinger Makes It Two for Eastern
Another Eastern player making an appearance on this list is Bently Hullinger. He picked up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Hullinger has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 25.1 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 6.67 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 15.53
While Sheridan might've come up empty on Friday, Caleb Alexander wasn't going down without a fight. South Putnam had no answer to Alexander as he picked up 86 receiving yards and a touchdown. Alexander was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 55 yards.
This season, Alexander has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 22 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 14.77
A Constellation of Stars for Eastern
Another Eastern player making an appearance on this list is Owen Tolle. He made six total tackles (1.0 for loss).
This season, Tolle has averaged 7.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 14.45
Jonathan Barnes Makes It Two for Sheridan
The second Sheridan player making an appearance here is Jonathan Barnes, and for good reason. He rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Barnes has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 55.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.17 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 13.80
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