Ohio Capital - Ohio 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!
Ashton Allen Delivers Best Performance of Season
New Albany was led to victory by Ashton Allen, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Allen rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also picked up 31 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
On the season, Allen has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 16.5 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to six.
Gamescore: 41.38
Avion Brown Turns in Season-Best Performance
Lincoln was led to victory by Avion Brown, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Brown rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also caught a touchdown.
The win (which was Lincoln's fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-2. Brown and Lincoln will take on Grove City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.07
A Season-Best Performance from Daunte Curtis Leads Pickerington North over Grove City
On Friday, Pickerington North got the W thanks in part to Daunte Curtis playing the best football he has all season. Curtis picked up two sacks and made nine total tackles (5.0 for loss).
The victory was the seventh in a row for Pickerington North, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. Curtis' next matchup is against New Albany on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 30.75
Terrell Holcomb and Co. Win Fifth in a Row
Terrell Holcomb was instrumental in extending Lincoln's winning streak to five on Friday. Nobody could stop Holcomb as he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
For the year, Holcomb has averaged 8.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 5.5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had 2.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 29.00
Preston Bowman Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Pickerington North got the W thanks in part to Preston Bowman playing the best football he has all season. Bowman picked up 165 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 66 yards.
This season, Bowman has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 85.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.83
Other Notable Players
- Jack Curcillo: 1 sack and 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.50)
- Michael Taylor: 120 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.60)
- Will Olah: 89 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.60)
- Jarin Mock: 226 yards passing; 40 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.07)
- Ayden Mckinstry: 123 yards rushing (Gamescore: 17.88)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
