Suburban One - National 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!
Michael Eckart Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Neshaminy had to settle for second even though Michael Eckart put up the best numbers he has all season. Eckart rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 132 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This year, Eckart has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 114 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.90
Central Bucks South Wins Tenth-Straight Thanks to Jim Wade
Jim Wade was instrumental in extending Central Bucks South's winning streak to ten on Friday. Wade rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Central Bucks South pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Wade and Central Bucks South will welcome Spring-Ford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.30
Central Bucks East Comes Up Short Despite Huge Game from Underclassman Michael Price
It was an underclassman who stole the show on Friday as Michael Price came into the contest on a mission. He was unstoppable, rushing for 132 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Price has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 125.9 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: 26.55
Big Game from Pinkerton As Central Bucks South Won 34-6
Owen Pinkerton's big game helped extend Central Bucks South's winning streak to ten on Friday. Pennridge had no answer to Pinkerton as he rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 74 yards and a touchdown on only six passes.
For the year, Pinkerton has thrown 13 touchdowns (and and only 2 picks) while averaging 111.7 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after ten games last season, he was only averaging 50 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.73
Connor Simkiss Makes It Two for Central Bucks East
Another Central Bucks East player making an appearance on this list is Connor Simkiss. He made 14 total tackles. He has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
Simkiss must have Central Bucks West's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Simkiss made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss) the last time he and the Bucks duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 21.00
Other Notable Players
- Braylen Cape: 80 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Noah Keating: 73 yards passing; 80 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.07)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
