Section 6 B - 2 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!
Adam Nunes' Big Game Leads South Park over Cheektowaga
Starting off the list is South Park's Adam Nunes, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Nunes rushed for 235 yards and five touchdowns on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The win was the third in a row for South Park, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Nunes and South Park will square off against Starpoint at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 78.65
Justus Kleitz Turns in Season-Best Effort
Justus Kleitz produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Iroquois to the win on Friday. Kleitz threw for 416 yards and six touchdowns while completing 78.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 70 yards on only nine carries. He's now once again averaging 300+ passing yards (305.1) per game. Those 70 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
For the season, Kleitz has thrown 21 touchdowns while averaging 305.1 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had eight passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 64.43
Brady Wilkinson Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Iroquois was led to victory by Brady Wilkinson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Wilkinson rushed for 164 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Wilkinson has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 48.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 23.33 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.52
Nicholas Skutnik Turns in Another Game with at Least 101 Receiving Yards
On Friday, Iroquois got the W thanks in part to Nicholas Skutnik playing the best football he has all season. Skutnik's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 101 receiving yards. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
On the season, Skutnik has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 117.7 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 18.71 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.60
Darrell Collins Delivers Best Effort of Season
Darrell Collins produced his most outstanding game to date while leading South Park to the win on Friday. Collins rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 76 yards.
On the season, Collins has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 37.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.95
Other Notable Players
- Jahzier Parsons: 105 yards passing; 38 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.60)
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