Pocket - Big School 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!
Jett Goldsberry Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Jett Goldsberry was instrumental in extending Heritage Hills's winning streak to six on Friday. Goldsberry made a major impact, rushing for 147 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while also throwing for 53 yards and a touchdown. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (102.8). He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 62 yards.
Goldsberry might have his next game, a home matchup with Washington, circled on his calendar. When Goldsberry last faced the Hatchets back in October of 2023, he threw for 141 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 48.23
Lesure Came Up Big in Washington's 35-18 Defeat
While Washington might've come up empty on Friday, Xavion Lesure wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Lesure as he picked up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 70 yards.
This year, Lesure has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 22.1 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 49.25 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 93.75 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 40.08
Hunter Meredith Dazzles in Heritage Hills Victory
Hunter Meredith's big game helped extend Heritage Hills's winning streak to six on Friday. Princeton had no answer to Meredith as he rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns. Meredith got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 61 yards.
Princeton had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Meredith it was a similar story. Meredith rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries the last time he and the Tigers duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 39.70
Boonville found a leader in Grant Davis as the squad took down Washington on Friday. Washington had no answer to Davis as he rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Davis has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 85.6 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 16.63 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 59.25 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 31.97
Tyler Rinehart Makes It Two for Boonville
Another Boonville player making an appearance on this list is Tyler Rinehart. He rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
On the year, Rinehart has averaged 18.6 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.75 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.43
Other Notable Players
- Nolan Mckinney: 119 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.70)
- Cordell Turner: 73 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 36 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.62)
- Karsen Pund: 57 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
