Northeast 8 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!
Landin Hoeppner Drops League-Best Effort on Friday
Starting off the list is Leo's Landin Hoeppner, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Hoeppner made a tackle. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 69 yards.
Leo's win bumped their record up to 7-2. Hoeppner and Leo will head out on the road to take on DeKalb at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.62
Alex Phillips Turns in Season-Best Performance
East Noble was led to victory by Alex Phillips, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Phillips rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 79 yards.
The victory was the seventh in a row for East Noble, bringing their record for this year to 8-1. Phillips and East Noble will host Fort Wayne South Side at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.48
Rylee Biddle Has Career-Day on Friday
On Friday, East Noble got the W thanks in part to Rylee Biddle playing the best football he has all season. Biddle threw for 164 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also rushed for 47 yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played.
This year, Biddle has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 136.1 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 11.11 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.83
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Gavin Smith stepped things up a notch to give Columbia City the 'W'. Norwell had no answer to Smith as he made two total tackles.
The victory made it two in a row for Columbia City and bumps their season record up to 8-1. Smith will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.18
East Noble Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Dylan Krehl
Dylan Krehl's big game helped extend East Noble's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Krehl as he rushed for 34 yards.
This year, Krehl has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 101.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 59.89 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.10
Other Notable Players
- Grayson Esguerra: 197 yards passing (Gamescore: 28.23)
- Nathan Foster: 98 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.80)
- Graham Blythe: 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 2 forced fumbles (Gamescore: 21.25)
- Ian Ramey: 79 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
