Cascades - East 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!
Cook Made His Presence Known in Grass Lake's 28-7 Win
Starting off the list is Grass Lake's Bryant Cook, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Cook picked up 140 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 75 yards.
Grass Lake's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-3. Cook will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Addison on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.33
A Season-Best Effort from Braylon Brown Leads Michigan Center over Manchester
Sadly, Braylon Brown posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Michigan Center over Manchester on Friday. Brown rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries.
For the year, Brown has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 84.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 39.75 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 43.90
Braylen Villarreal Turns in Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles
On Friday, Michigan Center had to settle for second even though Braylen Villarreal put up the best numbers he has all season. Villarreal wasn't messing around, forcing a fumble and making 18 total tackles. The matchup was his eighth straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This year, Villarreal has averaged 10.5 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.25 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.25
Big Game from Lape As Grass Lake Won 28-7
Another Grass Lake player making an appearance on this list is Brayden Lape. He threw for 290 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. He is becoming a predictor of Grass Lake's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
Leslie's probably not too fond of Lape given he always seems to get the better of them. When Lape last faced the Blackhawks back in October of 2023, he threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Gamescore: 24.83
Other Notable Players
- Jack Layher: 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.75)
- Tanner Craft: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
