West Michigan - Lakes 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!
Devlin Dean Delivers Best Performance of Season
Montague was led to victory by Devlin Dean, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Dean rushed for 335 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 69 yards.
Montague moved to 3-4 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. Dean's next contest is against Manistee on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 81.40
Ryver Jarka Turns in Season-Best Performance
Ryver Jarka produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Montague to the win on Friday. Jarka made 20 total tackles and defended a pass. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 51 yards.
For the year, Jarka has averaged 9 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 53.53
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Dayvion Neal-Berry stepped things up a notch to give Manistee the 'W'. Nobody could stop Neal-Berry as he threw for 62 yards and two touchdowns.
Manistee now has a winning record of 4-3. Neal-Berry and Manistee will welcome Montague on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.08
Kaden Kott Makes It Two for Manistee
Keeping Neal-Berry company is Kaden Kott, a fellow Manistee player. He picked up 62 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
For the year, Kott has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 27.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 39.57
A Constellation of Stars for Manistee
Another Manistee player making an appearance on this list is Landin Sowa. He rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Manistee's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
This season, Sowa has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 58.9 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.15
Other Notable Players
- Ean Guenthardt: 1 sack, 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.00)
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