Great Lakes - West (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!
Lane Gorzinski Delivers Electric Performance Vs Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]
Lane Gorzinski was instrumental in extending North Central's winning streak to seven on Friday. Gorzinski was unstoppable, rushing for 235 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry, and also throwing for 71 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
Gorzinski is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Forest Park on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Gorzinski saw the Trojans), he rushed for 95 yards and four touchdowns, and also picked up 32 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 82.93
Grayson Sundell Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Forest Park got the W thanks in part to Grayson Sundell playing the best football he has all season. Sundell rushed for 199 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (101.6). Those 199 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Sundell and Forest Park will challenge North Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The game will pit Sundell up against the Jets' star rusher Lane Gorzinski. Will the matchup be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 56.55
A Season-Best Effort from Dax Huuki Leads Forest Park over Ontonagon
On Friday, Forest Park got the W thanks in part to Dax Huuki playing the best football he has all season. Huuki rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries.
For the year, Huuki has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 82.6 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 44.55
Matthew Showers and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Matthew Showers's big game helped extend Forest Park's winning streak to eight on Friday. Showers produced his best game of the campaign : he picked up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 65 yards.
On the season, Showers has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 24.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.97
Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield] Gets a Boost from Aspinwall in 40-13 Defeat
Wyatt Aspinwall continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 13th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least six total tackles. He picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]'s loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-4. Aspinwall and Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield] will welcome Wright at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.50
Other Notable Players
- Trent Kannich: 33 yards receiving; 68 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.12)
- Aiden Partanen: 1 interception and 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 23.75)
- Bode Lynott: 123 yards passing; 74 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
