Wheat State (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!
A Season-Best Performance from Jaren Garrison Leads Little River over Central Plains
Sadly, Jaren Garrison posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Little River over Central Plains on Friday. Garrison rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. Little River is undefeated when Garrison posts 100 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
This season, Garrison has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 96.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging one rushing yard per game.
Gamescore: 52.53
Carlos Duran was a major factor in Solomon's win over Canton-Galva on Friday. Canton-Galva had no answer to Duran as he picked up 207 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Duran was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 68 yards.
Solomon's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5. Duran will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Little River on Friday.
Gamescore: 52.20
Solomon Gets a Boost from Coup in 38-36 Victory
Breken Coup posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 272 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.6 yards per attempt.
On the year, Coup has thrown 6 touchdowns (and and only 1 pick) while averaging 140.8 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after four games last season, he was only averaging two rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 7.25 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 41.88
A Constellation of Stars for Solomon
Another Solomon player making an appearance on this list is Matt Hamm-Jones. He rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Hamm-Jones has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 66.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 27.14 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.75
Kole Riedy and Co. Win Fifth in a Row
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Kole Riedy. Riedy was dynamite, rushing for 47 yards and a touchdown.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Riedy's next match is against Burlingame on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 27.68
Other Notable Players
- Ty Janette: 57 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.62)
- Koden Sanford: 30 yards passing; 60 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.95)
- Logan Renken: 115 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 18.05)
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