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!
Landin Hoeppner Drops League-Best Performance on Friday
Starting off the list is Leo's Landin Hoeppner, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Hoeppner made a tackle. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 69 yards.
Leo's win bumped their record up to 7-2. Hoeppner and Leo will venture away from home to take on DeKalb at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.62
Alex Phillips Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, East Noble got the W thanks in part to Alex Phillips playing the best football he has all season. Phillips rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 79 yards.
The victory was the seventh in a row for East Noble, bringing their record for this year to 8-1. Phillips and East Noble will be playing in front of their home fans against Fort Wayne South Side at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.48
Rylee Biddle Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
East Noble was led to victory by Rylee Biddle, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Biddle threw for 164 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also rushed for 47 yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played.
On the year, Biddle has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 136.1 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 11.11 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.83
Columbia City found a leader in Gavin Smith as the team took down Norwell on Friday. Norwell had no answer to Smith as he made two total tackles.
The victory made it two in a row for Columbia City and bumps their season record up to 8-1. Smith's next game is against Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 32.18
Dylan Krehl and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
East Noble picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Dylan Krehl. Krehl was dynamite, rushing for 34 yards.
On the year, Krehl has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 101.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 59.89 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.10
Other Notable Players
- Grayson Esguerra: 197 yards passing (Gamescore: 28.23)
- Nathan Foster: 98 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.80)
- Graham Blythe: 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 2 forced fumbles (Gamescore: 21.25)
- Ian Ramey: 79 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
