Central State Eight - West 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!
Cross Mitchell Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Jacksonville's Cross Mitchell, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Mitchell rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.4 yards per carry.
Jacksonville's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-3. Mitchell's next match is against MacArthur on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 40.98
Keyshaun Harris Turns in Season-Best Effort
Springfield came up short on Friday despite Keyshaun Harris delivering his best game to date. Harris wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The matchup was his fifth straight with six or more total tackles.
On the year, Harris has averaged 7.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 1.71 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 22.25
Thurman Came Up Big in Springfield's 35-7 Defeat
Another Springfield player making an appearance on this list is Kale Thurman. He picked up 122 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 53 yards.
For the year, Thurman has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 114.5 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging two receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.03
La'marion Williams Makes It Two for Jacksonville
The second Jacksonville player making an appearance here is La'Marion Williams, and for good reason. He rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Williams has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 83 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.55
A Constellation of Stars for Jacksonville
Another Jacksonville player making an appearance on this list is Jeremiah Jackson. He rushed for 67 yards.
On the season, Jackson has averaged 55.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 16.35
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