Northern Lakes - Buckeye 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Josh Takats Leads Perrysburg over Springfield
On Friday, Perrysburg got the W thanks in part to Josh Takats playing the best football he has all season. Takats rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 105 yards and a touchdown on perfect 9-for-9 passing. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in August.
Springfield had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Takats it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Takats saw the Blue Devils), he threw for 241 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Gamescore: 37.50
Grant Kinnee's Big Game Leads Anthony Wayne over Northview
Anthony Wayne picked up their ninth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Grant Kinnee. Nobody could stop Kinnee as he rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 72 yards and two touchdowns.
If history really does repeat itself, Kinnee might just drop another big game when he faces off against Perrysburg on Friday. When Kinnee last faced the Yellow Jackets back in October of 2023, he rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 124 yards and a touchdown on only 11 passes.
Gamescore: 33.10
Carson Pershing Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Carson Pershing produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Perrysburg to the win on Friday. Pershing rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This season, Pershing has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 48 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.56 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.00
Braden Gardner and Co. Win Ninth in a Row
Anthony Wayne picked up their ninth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Braden Gardner. Gardner wasn't messing around, rushing for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. The contest was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season.
On the season, Gardner has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 87.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had six rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 32.75
Anthony Wayne Wins Ninth-Straight Thanks to Cameron Miller
Cameron Miller was instrumental in extending Anthony Wayne's winning streak to nine on Friday. Miller was unstoppable, picking up 32 receiving yards.
For the year, Miller has averaged 25.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.62
Other Notable Players
- Crue Carroll: 57 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
