Central State 8 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 Seaver Turns in Season-Best Performance
Russellville was led to victory by Justin Seaver, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Seaver rushed for 151 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 58 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 106 or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
On the year, Seaver has thrown 2 touchdowns while averaging 14.8 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had four rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 11.
Gamescore: 71.52
Keaton Schrimpf Has Career Rushing Day
On Friday, Russellville got the W thanks in part to Keaton Schrimpf playing the best football he has all season. Schrimpf rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made six total tackles (1.0 for loss).
This year, Schrimpf has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 57.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 36.92
Caleb Sager Crosses Big Stat Threshold
While Caleb Sager delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Harrisburg. Sager showed up in a big way, rushing for 146 yards. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (103.2).
Sager and Harrisburg will face off against Russellville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The contest will pit Sager up against the Indians' star running back Keaton Schrimpf. 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: 31.98
Trace Combs Makes It Two for Harrisburg
Another Harrisburg player making an appearance on this list is Trace Combs. He rushed for 71 yards on only five carries, and also threw for 92 yards and a touchdown.
Combs and Harrisburg will host Russellville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Combs will face off against Justin Seaver, the Indians' star signal caller. 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: 25.78
A Constellation of Stars for Russellville
Another Russellville player making an appearance on this list is Conlan Hildebrand. He rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Hildebrand has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 26.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.70
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
