Firelands 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Evan Benfer Leads Monroeville over Plymouth
Monroeville was led to victory by Evan Benfer, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Benfer wasn't messing around, rushing for 152 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 51 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. The matchup was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The victory for Monroeville keeps them at an undefeated 9-0. Benfer's next contest is against St. Paul on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 56.45
Karter Goon was a major factor in Crestview's victory over Western Reserve on Friday. Nobody could stop Goon as he picked up 82 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 53 yards.
Crestview is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. Goon and Crestview will take on Mapleton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.95
Landen Roeder Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Monroeville got the W thanks in part to Landen Roeder playing the best football he has all season. Roeder rushed for 80 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries.
For the year, Roeder has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 94.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.25
Tyson Ringler Makes It Two for Crestview
The second Crestview player making an appearance here is Tyson Ringler, and for good reason. He picked up 49 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This season, Ringler has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 47.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 30.38
Monroeville Wins Ninth-Straight Thanks to Colton Clark
Colton Clark's big game helped extend Monroeville's winning streak to nine on Friday. Clark was unstoppable, rushing for 38 yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making nine total tackles.
For the year, Clark has caught 1 touchdown while averaging 22.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.22
Other Notable Players
- Liam Kuhn: 159 yards passing; 24 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
