Northeast 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!
Leo Gets a Boost from Foster in 34-20 Win
Starting off the list is Leo's Nathan Foster, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Foster rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
On the year, Foster has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 136.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 49.88
Bellmont had to settle for second on Friday, but Grady Baker sure wasn't going down easily. Nobody could stop Baker as he rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown.
Bellmont is on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Baker will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against DeKalb on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.12
Graham Blythe Delivers Best Performance of Season
Graham Blythe produced his most outstanding game to date while leading DeKalb to the win on Friday. Blythe wasn't messing around, forcing a fumble and making 16 total tackles (5.0 for loss). The game was his 11th straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season. DeKalb is 2-1 when Blythe posts one or more forced fumbles, but 1-3 otherwise.
On the year, Blythe has averaged 9.3 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had one forced fumble. This year he is already up to three.
Gamescore: 35.75
Brady Culler Turns in Season-Best Performance
Brady Culler produced his most outstanding game to date while leading DeKalb to the win on Friday. Culler picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Culler must have Norwell's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Culler saw the Knights), he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 32.63
Landin Hoeppner's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Landin Hoeppner posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made five total tackles and defended a pass. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 60 yards.
This season, Hoeppner has averaged 2.9 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 24 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 36.57 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 32.47
Other Notable Players
- Drake Hall: 58 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 31.95)
- Brock Schott: 93 yards receiving; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 24.47)
- Caiden Hinkle: 72 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.40)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
