4A Region 8 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!
Graham Made His Presence Known in Dewitt's 32-7 Victory
Starting off the list is DeWitt's Korri Graham, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Graham rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns.
Graham is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Central on Friday. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Graham saw the Cougars), he rushed for 73 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries.
Gamescore: 37.63
Justin Ross Goes Supernova in Dewitt Victory
Keeping Graham company is Justin Ross, a fellow DeWitt player. He rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. DeWitt is undefeated when Ross posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
This season, Ross has averaged 113 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to seven.
Gamescore: 36.32
Thomas Came Up Big in Hamburg's 47-21 Loss
Hamburg had to settle for second on Friday, but Kaeden Thomas sure wasn't going down easily. Despite the loss, Thomas was still balling out as he threw for 99 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Thomas has thrown 6 touchdowns (and and only 1 picks) while averaging 94.8 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 28.20
Landon Simpson Makes It Three for Dewitt
Another DeWitt player making an appearance on this list is Landon Simpson. He rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
For the season, Simpson has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 25.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 0.83 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.40
Another Hamburg player making an appearance on this list is Anthony Smith. He picked up 68 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the season, Smith has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 50.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 19.22
Other Notable Players
- Ni?Kel Lewis: 110 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.08)
- Aaron Brown: 1 sack, 5 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
