Mahoning Valley - Grey 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!
Garfield Gets a Boost from Bates in 40-0 Win
Starting off the list is Garfield's Devin Bates, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Bates rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Bates and Garfield will face off against Crestview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bates will face off against Maxwell Hawkins, the Rebels' star running back. Will the contest be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 40.05
Maxwell Hawkins Dazzles in Crestview Victory
Maxwell Hawkins's big game helped extend Crestview's winning streak to seven on Friday. Hawkins did his part (and then some), rushing for 129 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries for the 'W'. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
Hawkins must have Champion's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. When Hawkins last faced the Golden Flashes back in October of 2023, he rushed for 206 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 39.70
Jake Noling and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Jake Noling was instrumental in extending Crestview's winning streak to seven on Friday. Champion had no answer to Noling as he threw for 101 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing, and also rushed for 82 yards on only six carries.
This season, Noling has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 78.4 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 7.18 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 118.9 passer rating.
Gamescore: 29.93
Crestview Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to AJ Mcewen
AJ McEwen was instrumental in extending Crestview's winning streak to seven on Friday. Champion had no answer to McEwen as he picked up two sacks and made six total tackles.
This year, McEwen has averaged 3 total tackles per game and for the season has those 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 21.00
Other Notable Players
- Ryder Cain: 70 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
