District 10 Region 2 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Nick Solderich Delivers Best Performance of Season
Greenville was led to victory by Nick Solderich, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Solderich rushed for 103 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 97 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 70 yards.
The win (which was Greenville's eighth in a row) raised their record to 8-1. They and Eisenhower are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 53.37
Cambridge Springs Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Zeke Carson-Smith
Zeke Carson-Smith's big game helped extend Cambridge Springs's winning streak to six on Friday. Carson-Smith wasn't messing around, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The contest was his eighth straight with seven or more total tackles.
This season, Carson-Smith has averaged 11.1 total tackles per game and for the season has 10 sacks.
Gamescore: 32.25
Jordan Washington and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Cambridge Springs picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jordan Washington. Nobody could stop Washington as he rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
For the year, Washington has run in 15 touchdowns while averaging 80.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.60
Big Game from Thurber As Greenville Won 50-20
Cael Thurber's big game helped extend Greenville's winning streak to eight on Saturday. Maplewood had no answer to Thurber as he picked up 84 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Thurber showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 52 yards.
This year, Thurber has averaged 8.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 16.52 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 45.19 passer rating.
Gamescore: 21.95
Teage Calvin's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Teage Calvin was instrumental in extending Greenville's winning streak to eight on Saturday. Calvin rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. We marked that as the best he's had all season, even better than his effort back in September.
This year, Calvin has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 16.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.40
Other Notable Players
- Brett Kania: 101 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
