Cardinal 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!
Xavier Patterson Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Nitro's Xavier Patterson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Patterson picked up 20 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The victory (which was Nitro's third in a row) raised their record to 5-1. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against Lincoln County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.67
Eli Littlejohn Turns in Another Game with at Least Two Rushing Touchdowns
Eli Littlejohn put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He wasn't messing around, rushing for 137 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. The game was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season.
On the year, Littlejohn has averaged 33.3 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 12.
Gamescore: 39.95
Andrew Topping Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Andrew Topping posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Chapmanville Regional over Hoover on Friday. Topping rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 69 receiving yards. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023.
Chapmanville Regional is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. Topping and Chapmanville Regional will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Wayne at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 36.43
Charles Cantrell Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Nitro was led to victory by Charles Cantrell, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Cantrell picked up 3.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (5.0 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.2 total tackles per game.
This season, Cantrell has averaged 5.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 6.5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging three total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 34.50
Other Notable Players
- Josh Moody: 245 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.63)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
