Northeast 8 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!
Caiden Hinkle Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Caiden Hinkle produced his most outstanding game to date while leading DeKalb to the win on Friday. Hinkle rushed for 261 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 14.5 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (119.8). Those 261 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Unfortunately for Bellmont, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Hinkle. Hinkle rushed for 224 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries the last time he and the Braves duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 81.00
A Season-Best Performance from Ethan Mcintosh Leads Columbia City over Leo
On Friday, Columbia City got the W thanks in part to Ethan Mcintosh playing the best football he has all season. Mcintosh picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles.
Columbia City's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Mcintosh and Columbia City will take on Norwell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.50
Foster Came Up Big in Leo's 21-18 Loss
Leo was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Nathan Foster did his best to prevent it. Columbia City had no answer to Foster as he rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Foster's longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Leo's defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-2. Foster and Leo will be playing in front of their home fans against DeKalb at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.75
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Graham Blythe
Graham Blythe continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 12th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
On the year, Blythe has averaged 9.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 1.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 28.50
Ian Ramey Turns in Season-Best Performance
Ian Ramey produced his most outstanding game to date while leading East Noble to the win on Friday. Ramey rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
The victory was the sixth in a row for East Noble, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. Ramey and East Noble will face off against Bellmont at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.20
Other Notable Players
- Nicholas Ley: 2 sacks and 5 total tackles (5.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.00)
- Brady Culler: 1 sack, 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Rylee Biddle: 116 yards passing (Gamescore: 19.33)
- Oliver Werling: 15 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.15)
- Xavier Bell: 57 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
