Railbelt 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Garrett Bird Leads Eagle River over Wasilla
Garrett Bird produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Eagle River to the win on Saturday. Bird rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 33 receiving yards. He has become a key player for Eagle River: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
This year, Bird has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 94 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 51.02
Oschaun Easaw Goes Supernova in Lathrop Win
Oschaun Easaw's rushing tear continued on Saturday as he dropped his eighth-straight game with 115+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 196 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 51 yards.
The win was the third in a row for Lathrop, bringing their record for this year to 4-4. Easaw and Lathrop will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against West Valley at 4:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 48.35
Big Game from Beaty As Eagle River Won 41-13
Another Eagle River player making an appearance on this list is Nolan Beaty. He rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 55 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Beaty has thrown 5 touchdowns while averaging 40.9 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 48.27
North Pole Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Patrick Melvin
Patrick Melvin's big game helped extend North Pole's winning streak to seven on Friday. Melvin was unstoppable, rushing for 146 yards and two touchdowns.
North Pole's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Melvin and North Pole will stay at home for another week and welcome Soldotna at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.48
Jimmy Runnels Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Jimmy Runnels's big game helped extend North Pole's winning streak to seven on Friday. Runnels wasn't messing around, forcing a fumble and making 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss). The contest was his fifth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This season, Runnels has averaged 8.9 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.25 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 24.75
Other Notable Players
- Conner Zundel: 1 interception, 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Tyler "Bandit" Griffin: 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
- Devin Emmett: 154 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.07)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
