Southern Indiana 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!
Landon Mcclarney Goes Supernova in Evansville Reitz Win
Starting off the list is Evansville Reitz's Landon Mcclarney, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Mcclarney rushed for 79 yards and three touchdowns.
The victory (which was Evansville Reitz's fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-2. Mcclarney and Evansville Reitz will face off against Martinsville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 47.65
Mccool Posts Huge Game in 31-21 Victory
Max Mccool posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 250 yards and a touchdown. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he posted at least 112 rushing yards in the tenth games prior.
Castle pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Mccool and Castle will venture away from home to square off against Bloomington South at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.68
Luke Ellspermann Delivers Electric Effort Vs Heritage Hills
Evansville Memorial had to settle for second on Friday, but Luke Ellspermann sure wasn't going down easily. Nobody could stop Ellspermann as he picked up 172 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 55 yards.
On the season, Ellspermann has caught 17 touchdowns while averaging 92.8 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after 12 games last season, he had seven receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 34.92
Fisher Made His Presence Known in Evansville Memorial's 38-24 Defeat
Matthew Fisher put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September on Friday. He threw for 417 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Fisher has thrown 34 touchdowns (and and only 1 pick) while averaging 231.6 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 41.35 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 134.58 passer rating.
Gamescore: 31.00
Jason Rucker Ii Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Jason Rucker Ii of Evansville North. Rucker Ii rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Evansville North's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 5-2 (and 0-4 when he doesn't).
On the year, Rucker Ii has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 91.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 57 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.68
Other Notable Players
- Elijah Darrett: 117 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.60)
- Boden Morgan: 100 yards passing; 2 TDs rushing (Gamescore: 21.77)
- Carter Bobe: (Gamescore: 16.90)
- Cole Mcbride: 99 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.15)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
