8-Man West (8 Man) 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!
Nelson Came Up Big in West Prairie/Southeastern's 52-16 Defeat
Starting off the list is West Prairie/Southeastern's Austin Nelson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Nelson rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown.
If the past is any indication, Nelson could be in store for another big game when he takes on Galva on Friday. Nelson rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries the last time he and Galva duked it out back in August of 2023.
Gamescore: 30.03
Flanagan/Woodland had to settle for second on Friday, but Leelynd Durbin sure wasn't going down easily. Nobody could stop Durbin as he rushed for 48 yards.
Flanagan/Woodland's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. Durbin and Flanagan/Woodland will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 16.43
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Mikey Kitch
Mikey Kitch continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his ninth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He made nine total tackles (1.0 for loss).
For the season, Kitch has averaged 8.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 13.25
Zandar Radke Makes It Two for Flanagan/Woodland
The second Flanagan/Woodland player making an appearance here is Zandar Radke, and for good reason. He wasn't messing around on Friday, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles. The matchup was his sixth straight with seven or more total tackles.
For the year, Radke has averaged 9.8 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 13.23
A Constellation of Stars for West Prairie/Southeastern
Another West Prairie/Southeastern player making an appearance on this list is Braden Coplan. He rushed for 24 yards.
For the season, Coplan has averaged 9.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 8.45
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
