Great Lakes - 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!
Lane Gorzinski's Big Game Leads North Central over Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]
Lane Gorzinski's big game helped extend North Central's winning streak to seven on Friday. Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield] had no answer to Gorzinski as he rushed for 235 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 71 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. Gorzinski is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last seven games he's played.
If history really does repeat itself, Gorzinski might just drop another big game when he faces off against Forest Park on Friday. Gorzinski rushed for 95 yards and four touchdowns, and also picked up 32 receiving yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Trojans duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 82.93
Grayson Sundell Delivers Best Effort of Season
Grayson Sundell produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Forest Park to the win on Friday. Sundell rushed for 199 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (101.6). Those 199 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
The win for Forest Park keeps them at an undefeated 8-0. Sundell and Forest Park will challenge North Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 56.55
A Season-Best Performance from Dax Huuki Leads Forest Park over Ontonagon
Forest Park was led to victory by Dax Huuki, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Huuki rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries.
On the year, Huuki has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 82.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 35.75 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.55
Matthew Showers and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Matthew Showers's big game helped extend Forest Park's winning streak to eight on Friday. Showers produced his best game of the campaign : he picked up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 65 yards.
This season, Showers has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 24.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.97
Aspinwall Made His Presence Known in Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]'s 40-13 Loss
Wyatt Aspinwall continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 13th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least six total tackles. He picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]'s loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-4. Aspinwall and Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield] will take on Wright at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.50
Other Notable Players
- Trent Kannich: 33 yards receiving; 68 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.12)
- Aiden Partanen: 1 interception and 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 23.75)
- Bode Lynott: 123 yards passing; 74 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
