Lorain County 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!
Keystone Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Wyatt Mckee
Wyatt Mckee's big game helped extend Keystone's winning streak to six on Friday. Mckee made three total tackles, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 139 or more in the last three games he's played.
Keystone's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. Mckee and Keystone will challenge Clearview at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Gamescore: 58.50
Jimmy Stofey Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Columbia got the W thanks in part to Jimmy Stofey playing the best football he has all season. Stofey rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Columbia, bringing their record for this year to 7-2. They and Black River are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.98
Shackelford Came Up Big in Keystone's 40-6 Victory
Zach Shackelford was instrumental in extending Keystone's winning streak to six on Friday. Shackelford did his part (and then some), rushing for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 36 yards and a touchdown for the 'W'. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
For the season, Shackelford has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 103.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.00
Clearview found a leader in Isaiah Garcia as the team took down Black River on Friday. Garcia did his part (and then some), picking up 46 receiving yards for the 'W'.
Clearview pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Garcia and Clearview will challenge Keystone at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Gamescore: 32.52
A Season-Best Performance from Tristin Ientile Leads Clearview over Black River
Clearview was led to victory by Tristin Ientile, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Ientile made 19 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
This year, Ientile has averaged 11.5 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 1.88 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 48.75 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 31.90
Other Notable Players
- Grady Whitacre: 14 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 25.68)
- Shane Ohl: 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
- Xavier Hendon: 69 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.40)
- Cy Christensen: 152 yards passing (Gamescore: 15.03)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
