Northeast 8 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!
Landin Hoeppner Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Leo's Landin Hoeppner, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Hoeppner made a tackle. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 69 yards.
Leo's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. Hoeppner's next game is against DeKalb on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 45.62
A Season-Best Performance from Alex Phillips Leads East Noble over Bellmont
East Noble was led to victory by Alex Phillips, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Phillips rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 79 yards.
The win (which was East Noble's seventh in a row) raised their record to 8-1. Phillips' next matchup is against Fort Wayne South Side on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 34.48
Rylee Biddle's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
East Noble was led to victory by Rylee Biddle, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Biddle threw for 164 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also rushed for 47 yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played.
On the year, Biddle has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 136.1 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 11.11 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.83
Columbia City found a leader in Gavin Smith as the team took down Norwell on Friday. Smith turned in nothing short of a gem, making two total tackles.
The win made it two in a row for Columbia City and bumps their season record up to 8-1. Smith and Columbia City are taking a road trip to challenge Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.18
Dylan Krehl and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
East Noble picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Dylan Krehl. Krehl was unstoppable, rushing for 34 yards.
For the year, Krehl has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 101.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 59.89 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.10
Other Notable Players
- Grayson Esguerra: 197 yards passing (Gamescore: 28.23)
- Nathan Foster: 98 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.80)
- Graham Blythe: 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 2 forced fumbles (Gamescore: 21.25)
- Ian Ramey: 79 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
