Mid-State - Buckeye 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!
Drew Thornsley Puts an End to Circleville's Losing Streak on Friday
Thanks in part to Drew Thornsley, Circleville said goodbye to their five-game losing streak. On Friday Thornsley made five total tackles, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 143 or more in the last four games he's played.
For the season, Thornsley has averaged 7.6 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he had two rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 11.
Gamescore: 82.35
Hudson Phalin Delivers Best Effort of Season
Hudson Phalin produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Circleville to the win on Friday. Phalin threw for 359 yards and six touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
On the year, Phalin has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 182.3 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 93.56 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 51.53
Bock Came Up Big in Logan Elm's 41-0 Victory
Michael Bock was a major factor in Logan Elm's victory over Alexander on Friday. Alexander had no answer to Bock as he rushed for 116 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 59 receiving yards.
On the season, Bock has averaged 27.4 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 54.67 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 150.67 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 40.87
Fairfield Union Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Owen Ruff
Owen Ruff's big game helped extend Fairfield Union's winning streak to three on Friday. Ruff was dynamite, rushing for 59 yards and three touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played.
Amanda-Clearcreek's probably not too fond of Ruff given he always seems to get the better of them. Ruff rushed for 184 yards and four touchdowns the last time he and the Aces duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 38.10
A Season-Best Effort from Jack Kline Leads Circleville over Liberty Union
Jack Kline produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Circleville to the win on Friday. Kline picked up 171 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for Circleville: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise.
On the season, Kline has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 69.9 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 40 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.85
Other Notable Players
- Keaton Webb: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Aaron Walters: 191 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.23)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
