1A Region 8 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Landon Mcnickles Turns in Season-Best Effort
Landon Mcnickles produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Enterprise to the win on Thursday. Mcnickles rushed for 218 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 85-yard run.
Unfortunately for Salem, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Mcnickles. When Mcnickles last faced the Wildcats back in October of 2023, he rushed for 198 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 103 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 65.05
Luke Davey Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sacred Heart came up short on Friday despite Luke Davey delivering his best game to date. Davey picked up 82 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 61 yards.
Sacred Heart's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2. Davey and Sacred Heart will square off against Resurrection Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.95
Payton Kyzar Makes It Two for Enterprise
Another Enterprise player making an appearance on this list is Payton Kyzar. He rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Kyzar has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 53.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 28.25 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.00
Kyron Murphy Goes Supernova in Sacred Heart Loss
The second Sacred Heart player making an appearance here is Kyron Murphy, and for good reason. He threw for 207 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also rushed for 33 yards.
On the year, Murphy has thrown 19 touchdowns (and and only 3 pick) while averaging 153.4 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had nine passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 31.40
Sacred Heart Gets a Boost from Duckworth in 39-35 Defeat
Another Sacred Heart player making an appearance on this list is Gary Duckworth. He picked up 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 71 yards.
For the year, Duckworth has caught 11 touchdowns while averaging 85 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.00
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