Akron City Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Mcmullen Posts Huge Game in 36-0 Win
Starting off the list is Buchtel's Anthony McMullen, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. McMullen rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Buchtel's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-6. McMullen and Buchtel are on the road again on Friday to play Perry at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 28.95
Daylyn Taylor Has Career Rushing Day
Daylyn Taylor posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Saturday. He rushed for 119 yards on only eight carries, and also threw for 51 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 79 yards.
The win was the third in a row for Firestone, bringing their record for this year to 5-5. Taylor and Firestone will venture away from home to take on Archbishop Hoban at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.30
A Season-Best Effort from Dwight Shade Leads Buchtel over North
Dwight Shade produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Buchtel to the win on Friday. Shade picked up 66 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Shade has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 13.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.22
A Constellation of Stars for Buchtel
Another Buchtel player making an appearance on this list is Daurean Johnson. He picked up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Johnson has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 14.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.97
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