Cascades - East 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!
Bryant Cook Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Grass Lake got the W thanks in part to Bryant Cook playing the best football he has all season. Cook picked up 211 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
Grass Lake pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Cook and Grass Lake will challenge Leslie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 71.85
Brayden Lape Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Grass Lake was led to victory by Brayden Lape, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Lape threw for 447 yards and seven touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.3 passing touchdowns per game.
Lape might have his next game, a home matchup with Leslie, circled on his calendar. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Lape saw the Blackhawks), he threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Gamescore: 62.00
Jacob Collins Turns in Another Game with at Least 121 Receiving Yards
Jacob Collins produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Grass Lake to the win on Friday. Collins' receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 121 receiving yards dating back to last season. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 51 yards.
For the year, Collins has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 116.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 29 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 50.38
Braylon Brown Dazzles in Michigan Center Loss
Braylon Brown posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
For the year, Brown has averaged 34 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 45.43 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 75.43 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 33.10
Travis Collins Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Michigan Center had to settle for second even though Travis Collins put up the best numbers he has all season. Collins picked up 133 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Collins has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 29 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.72
Other Notable Players
- Jayden Colby: 39 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 30.57)
- Joel Cranmore: 145 yards passing (Gamescore: 28.77)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps