2A East Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Performance from Ayden Dodge Leads Strasburg over Englewood
Strasburg was led to victory by Ayden Dodge, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Dodge rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Strasburg's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Dodge and Strasburg will challenge Kent Denver at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 47.63
Bennett had to settle for second on Saturday, but Brody Hawes sure wasn't going down easily. Hawes was unstoppable, rushing for 108 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making 14 total tackles and defending a pass.
Bennett is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7. Hawes and Bennett will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Strasburg at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 45.80
While Englewood might've come up empty on Friday, Logan Mael wasn't going down without a fight. Mael turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for -3 yards.
On the season, Mael has averaged 42.9 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.57 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.50
Wyatt Walker Dazzles in Kent Denver Win
Kent Denver picked up their third consecutive win on Saturday thanks in part to Wyatt Walker. Walker was dynamite, rushing for 200 yards while picking up 9.1 yards per carry, and also picking up 55 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 200 rushing yards.
On the year, Walker has averaged 38.4 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 69.86 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 132.29 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 41.53
Cougar Cronk Makes It Two for Bennett
The second Bennett player making an appearance here is Cougar Cronk, and for good reason. He rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
This year, Cronk has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 90.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.15
Other Notable Players
- Yianni Balafas: 182 yards passing; 29 yards rushing (Gamescore: 30.13)
- Ian Ross: 1 sack and 6 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
