Ohio Capital - Capital 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!
Favour Akih's Big Game Leads Hayes over Dublin Scioto
Starting off the list is Hayes's Favour Akih, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Akih rushed for 217 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 151 rushing yards dating back to last season.
The win was the third in a row for Hayes, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Akih's next contest is against Westland on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 48.18
London Vickroy Turns in Season-Best Effort
Westerville South came up short on Friday despite London Vickroy delivering his best game to date. Vickroy wasn't messing around, forcing two fumbles and making nine total tackles (3.0 for loss). The match was his third straight with five or more total tackles.
Westerville South is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5. Vickroy and Westerville South will challenge Franklin Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.50
Rowe Came Up Big in Hayes' 34-25 Win
The second Hayes player making an appearance here is Caleb Rowe, and for good reason. He rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 101 yards on seven of 13 attempts.
This season, Rowe has averaged 127.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 0.25 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 60.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 23.33
Nehemiah Thomas Makes It Three for Westerville South
Another Westerville South player making an appearance on this list is Nehemiah Thomas. He rushed for 18 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Thomas has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 20.9 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 15.70
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