1A Region 8 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Landon Mcnickles Delivers Best Performance of Season
Landon Mcnickles produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Enterprise to the win on Thursday. Mcnickles rushed for 218 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 85-yard run.
Salem had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Mcnickles it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Mcnickles saw the Wildcats), he rushed for 198 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 103 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 65.05
Luke Davey Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Luke Davey posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Sacred Heart over Lumberton on Friday. Davey picked up 82 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 61 yards.
Sacred Heart's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2. Davey and Sacred Heart will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Enterprise at 7:00 p.m. on October 31st.
Gamescore: 36.95
Payton Kyzar Makes It Two for Enterprise
The second Enterprise player making an appearance here is Payton Kyzar, and for good reason. He rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Kyzar has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 53.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 28.25 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.00
Kyron Murphy's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Sacred Heart over Lumberton
Another Sacred Heart player making an appearance on this list is Kyron Murphy. He threw for 207 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also rushed for 33 yards.
Murphy and Sacred Heart will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Enterprise at 7:00 p.m. on October 31st. The last time Murphy took on the Yellowjackets, he threw for 121 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 31.40
Another Sacred Heart player making an appearance on this list is Gary Duckworth. He picked up 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 71 yards.
For the year, Duckworth has caught 11 touchdowns while averaging 85 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.00
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
