Central State Eight - West 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!
Brody Scheffler Delivers Best Effort of Season
Brody Scheffler produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Springfield to the win on Friday. Scheffler threw for 454 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
For the year, Scheffler has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 227.3 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 48.25
While Jeremiah Jackson delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Jacksonville. Nobody could stop Jackson as he rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
For the season, Jackson has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 53.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.40
La'marion Williams Makes It Two for Jacksonville
Keeping Jackson company is La'Marion Williams, a fellow Jacksonville player. He rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Williams has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 82.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.05
Jaiyden Wilson Makes It Two for Springfield
Another Springfield player making an appearance on this list is Jaiyden Wilson. He picked up 101 receiving yards.
This year, Wilson has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 33.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.10
A Constellation of Stars for Springfield
Another Springfield player making an appearance on this list is Mekhi Newman. He picked up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This year, Newman has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 38.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.25
Other Notable Players
- Kale Thurman: 136 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.60)
- Braden Hutchison: 59 yards passing; 90 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.23)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
