Northern Plains (8 Man) 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!
Cooper Posts Huge Game in 58-12 Victory
Starting off the list is Pike Valley's Andrew Cooper, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Cooper rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 119 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes.
Pike Valley's win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4. Cooper and Pike Valley will square off against St. John's/Tipton Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 50.63
Kaden Mccoy Delivers Best Performance of Season
Lakeside was led to victory by Kaden Mccoy, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mccoy threw for 91 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown.
Mccoy and Lakeside will square off against Rock Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The game will pit Mccoy up against the Grizzlies' star RB Isaiah Ridgeway. Will the matchup be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 50.07
Reece Remus Goes Supernova in Lakeside Victory
Keeping Mccoy company is Reece Remus, a fellow Lakeside player. He picked up 88 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
For the year, Remus has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 34.4 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 5.71 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 47 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 43.37
Big Game from Garman As Osborne Won 54-0
Osborne picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Dalton Garman. Linn had no answer to Garman as he rushed for 95 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries.
Osborne now has a winning record of 4-3. Garman will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Thunder Ridge on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.63
Isaiah Ridgeway Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Isaiah Ridgeway of Rock Hills. Ridgeway rushed for 64 yards.
This year, Ridgeway has averaged 30.4 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 34.14 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 103.71 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 30.80
Other Notable Players
- Miles Rickard: 46 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 96 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.85)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
