Ohio Heritage 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!
Jacoby Newman Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Northeastern had to settle for second even though Jacoby Newman put up the best numbers he has all season. Newman picked up 176 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 70 yards.
Northeastern's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-4. Newman will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against West Jefferson on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.02
Buescher Posts Huge Game in 69-35 Loss
While West Jefferson might've come up empty on Friday, Austin Buescher wasn't going down without a fight. Buescher turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 334 yards and four touchdowns, while also punching in a rushing score.
Buescher and West Jefferson will be playing at home against Northeastern at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The match will pit Buescher up against the Jets' star quarterback Diezel Taylor. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 33.37
Wyatt Keyt Turns in Season-Best Effort
West Jefferson came up short on Friday despite Wyatt Keyt delivering his best game to date. Keyt picked up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Keyt and West Jefferson will challenge Northeastern at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keyt will face off against Jackson Jones, the Jets' star RB. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 24.32
Diezel Taylor Makes It Two for Northeastern
The second Northeastern player making an appearance here is Diezel Taylor, and for good reason. He threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Taylor has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 125.7 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to five.
Gamescore: 20.52
A Constellation of Stars for West Jefferson
Another West Jefferson player making an appearance on this list is Nick Fitzpatrick. He picked up 109 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This year, Fitzpatrick has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 47 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.23
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