Grand River (8 Man) 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 Effort from Camden Griffith Leads Pattonsburg over Albany
Sadly, Camden Griffith posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Pattonsburg over Albany on Friday. Griffith threw for 426 yards and eight touchdowns, and also rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown.
Pattonsburg is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers dukes it out withNorth Andrew at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 93.30
Landon Preston Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Pattonsburg came up short on Friday despite Landon Preston delivering his best game to date. Preston picked up 134 receiving yards and four touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (102.6). He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 70 yards.
On the year, Preston has caught 15 touchdowns while averaging 102.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 77.62
On Friday, Pattonsburg had to settle for second even though Gavin Humphrey put up the best numbers he has all season. Humphrey picked up 326 receiving yards and four touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (112.6). He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 75 yards.
For the year, Humphrey has caught 11 touchdowns while averaging 112.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 71.85
Braxon Linville's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Braxon Linville posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He wasn't messing around, rushing for 236 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. The game was his fifth straight with two or more rushing touchdowns. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
North Andrew's win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-4. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals challenges Pattonsburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 71.30
Albany Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Chase Cline
Chase Cline's big game helped extend Albany's winning streak to eight on Friday. Cline rushed for 164 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 239 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Albany pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Cline and Albany will be playing in front of their home fans against King City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 67.78
Other Notable Players
- Decker Heyde: 13 total tackles (Gamescore: 48.20)
- Kyle Emerson: 102 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 70 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 47.80)
- Levi Mcafee: 153 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 31.10)
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