Sagamore 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!
Rolando Castillo Drops League-Best Effort on Friday
Starting off the list is Frankfort's Rolando Castillo, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Castillo's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 105 rushing yards. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 61 yards.
For the year, Castillo has averaged 8 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.4 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 132 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 37.08
Jack Warren's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Jack Warren posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 95 yards and two touchdowns.
North Montgomery's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-6. Warren and North Montgomery will be playing at home against Lewis Cass at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.83
Marcus Fortner Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Western Boone got the W thanks in part to Marcus Fortner playing the best football he has all season. Fortner rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Fortner has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 46.7 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after ten games last season, he had three receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 29.67
Folden Posts Huge Game in 35-32 Win
Jackson Folden was instrumental in extending Lebanon's winning streak to seven on Friday. Folden was dynamite, throwing for 202 yards and four touchdowns on only 16 passes. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Lebanon pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Folden and Lebanon will stay at home for another week and welcome Logansport at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.37
Jacob Smith put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns.
On the season, Smith has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 26.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 25.40
Other Notable Players
- Brandon Potter: 55 yards passing; 65 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.37)
- Levi Poland: 2 sacks and 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.25)
- Kaden Lark: 80 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.88)
- Derek Reid: 77 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.20)
- Maddox Ronco: 22 yards rushing; 58 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.35)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
