Upper Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Jaxon Simms Delivers Best Effort of Season
C. Milton Wright was led to victory by Jaxon Simms, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Simms rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He has become a key player for C. Milton Wright: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
The victory (which was C. Milton Wright's third in a row) raised their record to 3-3. Simms will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Joppatowne on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.45
A Season-Best Performance from Karon Evans Leads Harford Tech over Rising Sun
On Friday, Harford Tech got the W thanks in part to Karon Evans playing the best football he has all season. Evans picked up 150 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Evans might have his next game, a road matchup with Perry Hall, circled on his calendar. Evans picked up 135 receiving yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Gators duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 36.25
Kelley Ii Made His Presence Known in Harford Tech's 42-0 Win
Another Harford Tech player making an appearance on this list is Stephen Kelley Ii. He threw for 305 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt.
Kelley Ii might have his next game, a road matchup with Perry Hall, circled on his calendar. Kelley Ii threw for 376 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt the last time he and the Gators duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 33.03
Anthony Frank Makes It Two for C. Milton Wright
Another C. Milton Wright player making an appearance on this list is Anthony Frank. He rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
On the year, Frank has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 63.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.75
Evan Freeney Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Evan Freeney of Bel Air. Freeney made 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
With the win, Bel Air broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-3. Freeney and Bel Air will head out to square off against Elkton at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 28.03
Other Notable Players
- Nathan Calamita: 1 interception and 19 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.00)
- Cameron Stepp: 2 sacks and 13 total tackles (Gamescore: 26.00)
- Jon Gettle: 19 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 25.25)
- Michael Robinson: 93 yards passing; 101 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.20)
- Patrick Sullivan: 194 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 25.03)
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