3A/4A Northwestern 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!
DK Mitchell Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Hibriten's DK Mitchell, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Mitchell rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Mitchell has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 99.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.90
Sawyer Chapman-Mays Goes Supernova in Alexander Central Win
Sawyer Chapman-Mays put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns.
Unfortunately for Freedom, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Chapman-Mays. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Chapman-Mays saw the Patriots), he rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 33.90
South Caldwell Gets a Boost from Borders in 21-20 Loss
South Caldwell had to settle for second on Friday, but Landon Borders sure wasn't going down easily. Borders was unstoppable, rushing for 86 yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles.
South Caldwell is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. Borders and South Caldwell will host Alexander Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.23
Bryce Johnston Makes It Two for South Caldwell
Keeping Borders company is Bryce Johnston, a fellow South Caldwell player. He picked up two sacks, made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended two passes. He is on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
This year, Johnston has averaged 9.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 7 sacks. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 0.17 defended passes per game. This year he is averaging 0.67 defended passes.
Gamescore: 30.80
The second Alexander Central player making an appearance here is Jeremiah Whitaker, and for good reason. He rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 73-yard run.
This season, Whitaker has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 95.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 6.17 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.20
Other Notable Players
- Max Yount: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
