Ohio Capital - Capital 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Caleb Rowe Leads Hayes over Westland
Sadly, Caleb Rowe posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Hayes over Westland on Friday. Rowe threw for 336 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
This season, Rowe has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 150.3 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging two rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 54.78 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 36.30
Favour Akih Delivers Electric Effort Vs Westland
Favour Akih's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his ninth-straight game with 117+ rushing yards. He picked up 74 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 117 yards. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 56 yards.
For the year, Akih has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 15.8 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 14.22 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 181.44 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 27.05
A Constellation of Stars for Hayes
Another Hayes player making an appearance on this list is Garrett Brown. He picked up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Hayes's success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is 5-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
If history really does repeat itself, Brown might just drop another big game when he faces off against Franklin Heights on Friday. Brown picked up 143 receiving yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Falcons duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 22.70
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Nevin Densel
Nevin Densel continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 18th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He made 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Dublin Scioto is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8. Densel and Dublin Scioto are taking a road trip to square off against Westerville North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 22.25
Cameron Patterson Puts an End to Westerville South's Losing Streak on Friday
Thanks in part to Cameron Patterson, Westerville South said goodbye to their four-game losing streak. Nobody could stop Patterson on Friday as he picked up two sacks, made five total tackles, and defended a pass. He has become a key player for Westerville South: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 2-4 otherwise.
For the season, Patterson has averaged 2 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks.
Gamescore: 21.00
Other Notable Players
- London Vickroy: 1 sack and 6 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
- Caleb Christian: 116 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.93)
- Evan Andrews: 79 yards passing; 40 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.17)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
