Northwest Crossroads 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!
Verrett Came Up Big in Hanover Central's 48-25 Victory
Starting off the list is Hanover Central's Caiden Verrett, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Verrett rushed for 134 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 45 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Hammond Central had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Verrett it was a similar story. When Verrett last faced the Wolves back in October of 2023, he rushed for 62 yards and three touchdowns.
Gamescore: 56.18
Marco Castro Turns in Another Game with at Least 105 Rushing Yards
Marco Castro continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his sixth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 105 rushing yards. He rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns.
Unfortunately for Munster, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Castro. Castro rushed for 320 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry the last time he and the Mustangs duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 43.35
Tommy Bonner Makes It Two for Hanover Central
Another Hanover Central player making an appearance on this list is Tommy Bonner. He threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 36 yards.
On the year, Bonner has thrown 16 touchdowns while averaging 131.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.93
James Finley was a major factor in Andrean's victory over Lowell on Friday. Lowell had no answer to Finley as he made 12 total tackles and defended a pass.
For the year, Finley has averaged 7.2 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had two receiving touchdowns. This year he is already up to eight.
Gamescore: 30.47
Shearer Posts Huge Game in 49-6 Victory
Rounding off our Top Five is Willy Shearer of Hobart. Shearer rushed for 52 yards and two touchdowns. Hobart is 3-1 when Shearer posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Shearer is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Lowell on Friday. Back in September (the last time Shearer saw the Red Devils), he rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 25.70
Other Notable Players
- Lincoln Schneider: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.50)
- Colton Scott: 128 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Jaelen Williams: 66 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.05)
- Max Pickett: 110 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.40)
- Brady Elish: 124 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 22.07)
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