Great Lakes - West (8 Man) 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!
Lane Gorzinski Goes Supernova in North Central Win
Lane Gorzinski was instrumental in extending North Central's winning streak to seven on Friday. Gorzinski was dynamite, rushing for 235 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry, and also throwing for 71 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. He has been hot , having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last seven times he's played.
If history really does repeat itself, Gorzinski might just drop another big game when he faces off against Forest Park on Friday. When Gorzinski last faced the Trojans back in October of 2023, he rushed for 95 yards and four touchdowns, and also picked up 32 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 82.93
Grayson Sundell Turns in Season-Best Effort
Forest Park was led to victory by Grayson Sundell, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Sundell rushed for 199 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (101.6). Those 199 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
The win for Forest Park keeps them at an undefeated 8-0. Sundell and Forest Park will take on North Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 56.55
A Season-Best Effort from Dax Huuki Leads Forest Park over Ontonagon
On Friday, Forest Park got the W thanks in part to Dax Huuki playing the best football he has all season. Huuki rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries.
On the season, Huuki has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 82.6 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 35.75 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.55
Matthew Showers and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Forest Park picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Matthew Showers. Showers turned in his biggest game of the season, picking up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 65 yards.
On the year, Showers has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 24.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.97
Big Game from Aspinwall As Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield] Fell 40-13
Wyatt Aspinwall continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 13th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least six total tackles. He picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]'s defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-4. Aspinwall and Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield] will square off against Wright at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.50
Other Notable Players
- Trent Kannich: 33 yards receiving; 68 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.12)
- Aiden Partanen: 1 interception and 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 23.75)
- Bode Lynott: 123 yards passing; 74 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
