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!
Hanover Central Gets a Boost from Verrett in 48-26 Win
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.
Verrett must have Hammond Central's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Verrett saw the Wolves), he rushed for 62 yards and three touchdowns.
Gamescore: 56.18
Marco Castro Delivers Electric Effort Vs Munster
Marco Castro continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his sixth-straight game with at least 105 rushing yards. He rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns.
Castro must have Munster's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. When Castro last faced the Mustangs back in October of 2023, he rushed for 320 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 43.35
Tommy Bonner Makes It Two for Hanover Central
The second Hanover Central player making an appearance here is Tommy Bonner, and for good reason. 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
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday James Finley stepped things up a notch to give Andrean the 'W'. Finley was unstoppable, making 12 total tackles and defending a pass.
For the year, Finley has averaged 7.2 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 48.56 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 78.78 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 30.47
Willy Shearer Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Willy Shearer of Hobart. Shearer rushed for 52 yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for Hobart: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
If the past is any indication, Shearer could be in store for another big game when he takes on 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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