Mid-Penn - Keystone 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!
Gabe Johnson Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Northern York's Gabe Johnson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Johnson picked up a sack and made ten total tackles. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (106.4) per game. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles.
On the season, Johnson has averaged 10 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after ten games last season, he was only averaging 5.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 73.72
Sean Elliott put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September on Friday. He made nine total tackles.
For the year, Elliott has averaged 5.7 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after ten games last season, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to 19.
Gamescore: 55.55
Cameron Sweeney Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Keeping Elliott company is Cameron Sweeney, a fellow Hershey player. He rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 113 yards and a touchdown. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (100.1) per game.
For the season, Sweeney has thrown 5 touchdowns while averaging 64.8 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after ten games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to eight.
Gamescore: 50.48
A Season-Best Performance from Dominick Baker Leads Mechanicsburg over Shippensburg
Dominick Baker produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Mechanicsburg to the win on Friday. Baker rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also picked up 37 receiving yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Baker has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 11 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 2.25 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.95
Josh Smith and Co. Win 13th in a Row
Josh Smith was instrumental in extending Mechanicsburg's winning streak to 13 on Friday. Shippensburg had no answer to Smith as he picked up 124 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in rushing yards.
This season, Smith has caught 15 touchdowns while averaging 104.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.22
Other Notable Players
- Carter Burton: 115 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 40.05)
- Eli Reider: 188 yards passing; 34 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 37.03)
- Brady Seyler: 157 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 35.10)
- Braeden Heckard: 124 yards passing; 61 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.27)
- Brandon Wiley: 2 sacks and 13 total tackles (0.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.25)
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