Heart of the Plains (8 Man) 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!
Connor Fowler Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Fairfield's Connor Fowler, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Fowler rushed for 97 yards, and also threw for 82 yards and a touchdown on only five passes.
For the year, Fowler has thrown 5 touchdowns while averaging 48 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 43.37
Piercen Huff Turns in Season-Best Performance
Central Christian was led to victory by Piercen Huff, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Huff picked up 51 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023.
The win (which was Central Christian's sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Huff and Central Christian will host Norwich at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.73
Big Game from Reed As Central Christian Won 46-0
Central Christian picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Nathan Reed. Pretty Prairie had no answer to Reed as he threw for 133 yards and five touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes.
This season, Reed has thrown 21 touchdowns (and and only 3 picks) while averaging 156.9 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 73.71 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.27
Brodie Snodgrass Makes It Two for Fairfield
The second Fairfield player making an appearance here is Brodie Snodgrass, and for good reason. He forced a fumble and made five total tackles. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making five total tackles.
This season, Snodgrass has averaged 2.9 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had two rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 11.
Gamescore: 27.30
Central Christian Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Cael Kooiman
Cael Kooiman's big game helped extend Central Christian's winning streak to six on Friday. Kooiman turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 13 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Kooiman has averaged 8.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 interceptions.
Gamescore: 26.13
Other Notable Players
- Luke Eigsti: 29 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 32 yards rushing (Gamescore: 17.52)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
