North Central I 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!
Alex Nicholson Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Fort Bragg got the W thanks in part to Alex Nicholson playing the best football he has all season. Nicholson rushed for 221 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (120.6) per game. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
If history really does repeat itself, Nicholson might just drop another big game when he faces off against Upper Lake on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Nicholson saw the Cougars), he rushed for 174 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 64 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 44.63
Jhony Covarrubias Dazzles in St. Helena Victory
Jhony Covarrubias posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 178 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 37 yards and two touchdowns.
The win made it two in a row for St. Helena and bumps their season record up to 2-3. Covarrubias and St. Helena are on the road again on Friday to play Middletown at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 40.77
Ross Knapp Delivers Best Performance of Season
Fort Bragg was led to victory by Ross Knapp, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Knapp picked up 192 receiving yards and a touchdown. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (113.2).
This year, Knapp has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 113.2 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 35.87
A Season-Best Effort from Ashton Hartmann Leads Lower Lake over St. Helena
Sadly, Ashton Hartmann posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Lower Lake over St. Helena on Friday. Hartmann threw for 232 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Lower Lake is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-3. Hartmann and Lower Lake will face off against Clear Lake at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.37
Other Notable Players
- Corey Rockey: 182 yards passing (Gamescore: 23.23)
- Troy Taber: 34 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.43)
- Sam Beck: 133 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.40)
- Luke Campbell: 76 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.93)
- Christian Rodriguez: 105 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
