2A North 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!
Cash Altschwager Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Wellington was led to victory by Cash Altschwager, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Altschwager rushed for 220 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (115.2). The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Wellington has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Altschwager will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Resurrection Christian on Friday.
Gamescore: 61.18
Jaxson Pszanka Goes Supernova in Resurrection Christian Victory
Resurrection Christian found a leader in Jaxson Pszanka as the team took down Berthoud on Thursday. Pszanka was dynamite, rushing for 158 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.9 yards per carry, and also throwing for 22 yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 60 yards.
Resurrection Christian's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Pszanka and Resurrection Christian will square off against Wellington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.42
Michael Kelly Turns in Season-Best Performance
Michael Kelly produced his most outstanding game to date while leading University to the win on Friday. Kelly rushed for 95 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries.
This year, Kelly has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 59 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.60
A Season-Best Effort from Cyle Kisner Leads Wellington over Eaton
On Friday, Wellington got the W thanks in part to Cyle Kisner playing the best football he has all season. Kisner rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Kisner has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 46.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.35
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Seamus Pike
Wellington was led to victory by Seamus Pike, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Pike wasn't messing around, picking up a sack, making 11 total tackles, and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception. The contest was his third straight with five or more total tackles.
This year, Pike has averaged 6 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 interceptions. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.17 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 24.75
Other Notable Players
- Cade Anderson #14: 135 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.67)
- Steven Stambaugh Jr.: 8 total tackles (5.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.25)
- Sam Smith: 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Freddy Cano: 87 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.80)
- Hunter Hansen: 117 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps