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 Goes Supernova in North Central Win
North Central picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Lane Gorzinski. Gorzinski turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 235 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry, and also throwing for 71 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. He has been hot , having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last seven times he's played.
Gorzinski might have his next game, a road matchup with Forest Park, circled on his calendar. 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 Performance of Season
Forest Park was led to victory by Grayson Sundell, who turned in his biggest game of the season 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). The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
The win for Forest Park keeps them at an undefeated 8-0. Sundell and Forest Park will take on 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
Forest Park picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Matthew Showers. Showers produced his best game of the campaign : he picked up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 65 yards.
For the season, Showers has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 24.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.97
Big Game from Aspinwall As Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield] Fell 40-13
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 host 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
