Pocket - Small School 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!
Justin Leathers Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Southridge got the W thanks in part to Justin Leathers playing the best football he has all season. Leathers rushed for 177 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 28 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making two total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
The victory (which was Southridge's third in a row) raised their record to 6-2. They and Forest Park are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 60.32
Grant Boyd Dazzles in Pike Central Loss
While Grant Boyd delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Pike Central. Nobody could stop Boyd as he rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
Boyd and Pike Central will head out on the road to square off against North Posey at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Boyd will face off against Jed Galvin, the Vikings' star rusher. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 44.07
North Posey had to settle for second on Friday, but Jed Galvin sure wasn't going down easily. Galvin turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 39 yards.
If history really does repeat itself, Galvin might just drop another big game when he faces off against Pike Central on Friday. Galvin rushed for 187 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries the last time he and the Chargers duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 21.40
Zackery Russell Makes It Two for Southridge
Another Southridge player making an appearance on this list is Zackery Russell. He picked up 28 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Southridge and Forest Park are set to duel on Friday. The contest will pit Russell up against the Rangers' star RB Tyler Fetter. Will the match be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 21.02
Jiles Mason Makes It Two for Pike Central
The second Pike Central player making an appearance here is Jiles Mason, and for good reason. He picked up 38 receiving yards.
On the season, Mason has averaged 19.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 10.71 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.05
Other Notable Players
- Noah Wright: 103 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.05)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
