Southern Connecticut 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!
Artie Mccormack Iv Crosses Big Stat Threshold
North Haven was led to victory by Artie Mccormack Iv, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mccormack Iv rushed for 296 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (130.2) per game.
North Haven's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. Mccormack Iv and North Haven will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on West Haven at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 98.90
Coryon Harris and Co. Win Fifth in a Row
West Haven picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Coryon Harris. Guilford had no answer to Harris as he rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also picked up 31 receiving yards.
West Haven's win bumped their record up to 5-1. Harris and West Haven will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on North Haven at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 57.47
Nick Conlan put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 225 yards and a touchdown on only 17 passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
For the year, Conlan has thrown 13 touchdowns (and and only 1 pick) while averaging 188.3 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 28.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 73.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 38.00
Shelton Gets a Boost from Kinik in 42-28 Defeat
While Ryan Kinik delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Shelton. Newtown had no answer to Kinik as he rushed for 38 yards and two touchdowns.
Shelton is on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6. Kinik and Shelton will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Branford at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 37.85
Jake O'brien Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Jake O'Brien of Sheehan. O'Brien threw for 175 yards and four touchdowns on only nine passes, and also rushed for 37 yards.
The victory was the third in a row for Sheehan, bringing their record for this year to 5-1. O'Brien and Sheehan will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Fairfield Prep at 6:30 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 36.97
Other Notable Players
- Jayden Dougherty: 96 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.27)
- Jack Vargo: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.25)
- Devin Reid: 102 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 27 yards receiving (Gamescore: 19.18)
- Josh Durant: 70 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
