Ohio Capital - Capital 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Caleb Rowe Leads Hayes over Westland
Hayes came up short on Friday despite Caleb Rowe delivering his best game to date. Rowe threw for 336 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
On the season, Rowe has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 150.3 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging two rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 54.78 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 36.30
Big Game from Akih As Hayes Fell 48-28
Favour Akih continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his ninth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 117 rushing yards. He picked up 74 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 117 yards. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 56 yards.
This year, Akih has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 15.8 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 14.22 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 181.44 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 27.05
A Constellation of Stars for Hayes
Another Hayes player making an appearance on this list is Garrett Brown. He picked up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Hayes's success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is 5-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Brown might have his next game, a road matchup with Franklin Heights, circled on his calendar. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Brown saw the Falcons), he picked up 143 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 22.70
Nevin Densel Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Nevin Densel continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 18th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He made 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Dublin Scioto is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8. Densel and Dublin Scioto will head out to challenge Westerville North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 22.25
Cameron Patterson Puts an End to Westerville South's Losing Streak on Friday
Thanks in part to Cameron Patterson, Westerville South said goodbye to their four-game losing streak. Franklin Heights had no answer to Patterson on Friday as he picked up two sacks, made five total tackles, and defended a pass. Patterson has become a key player for Westerville South: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 2-4 otherwise.
For the season, Patterson has averaged 2 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks.
Gamescore: 21.00
Other Notable Players
- London Vickroy: 1 sack and 6 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
- Caleb Christian: 116 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.93)
- Evan Andrews: 79 yards passing; 40 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.17)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
