Northern 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!
Dalton Kelley Drops League-Best Effort on Friday
Starting off the list is West Valley's Dalton Kelley, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Kelley rushed for 17 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Kelley has averaged 8.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 8 sacks.
Gamescore: 35.80
A Season-Best Performance from Cooper Staup Leads West Valley over Anderson
Cooper Staup produced his most outstanding game to date while leading West Valley to the win on Friday. Staup rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Staup has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 75.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.93
Lassen Gets a Boost from Moore in 55-0 Victory
Dathen Moore continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his tenth-straight game with at least 102 rushing yards. He rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Unfortunately for Central Valley, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Moore. When Moore last faced the Falcons back in October of 2023, he rushed for 149 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Gamescore: 30.00
Another Game with at Least One Interceptions from Laydon Luce
Yreka was led to victory by Laydon Luce, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Luce wasn't messing around, making ten total tackles (4.0 for loss) and snagged an interception. The game was his third straight with one or more interceptions.
Yreka is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. Luce and Yreka will be playing in front of their home fans against Corning at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.25
Trent Nehls Turns in Another Game with at Least Eight Total Tackles
Trent Nehls continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his tenth-straight game with at least eight total tackles. He picked up a sack, made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
On the year, Nehls has averaged 11.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 24.50
Other Notable Players
- Dowan Stephens: 67 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.80)
- Bryton Miller: 1.5 sacks, 4 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 20.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
