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 Victory
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. Those 120 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
The win was the sixth in a row for Garfield, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. Bates and Garfield are taking a road trip to take on Crestview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.05
Maxwell Hawkins Goes Supernova 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 has been hot , having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last seven times he's played.
Champion's probably not too fond of Hawkins given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Hawkins saw the Golden Flashes), he rushed for 206 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 39.70
Crestview Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Jake Noling
Jake Noling was instrumental in extending Crestview's winning streak to seven on Friday. Noling was unstoppable, throwing for 101 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing, while also rushing for 82 yards on only six carries.
This season, Noling has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 78.4 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 7.18 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 118.9 passer rating.
Gamescore: 29.93
AJ Mcewen and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
AJ McEwen was instrumental in extending Crestview's winning streak to seven on Friday. McEwen did his part (and then some), picking up two sacks and making six total tackles for the 'W'.
For the year, McEwen has averaged 3 total tackles per game and for the season has those 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 21.00
Other Notable Players
- Easton Armstrong: 115 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Ryder Cain: 70 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
