Downriver 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!
Ashton Rooney Delivers Electric Performance Vs Allen Park
Ashton Rooney's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his tenth-straight game with 116+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. He didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Rooney and Trenton will welcome Chelsea at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last time Rooney took on the Bulldogs, he rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 42.60
Joe Krolak Turns in Another Game with at Least 123 Rushing Yards
Joe Krolak's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his third-straight game with 123+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also threw for 120 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (100.7).
On the year, Krolak has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 134.3 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had five rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 11.
Gamescore: 42.30
Izaiah Wright Makes It Two for Carlson
Keeping Krolak company is Izaiah Wright, a fellow Carlson player. He rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 69 yards.
On the season, Wright has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 82 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.40
Fater Posts Huge Game in 13-6 Victory
Ansel Fater's big game helped extend Trenton's winning streak to five on Friday. Allen Park had no answer to Fater as he picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles.
For the season, Fater has averaged 9.9 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 18.75
Drew Carson's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Drew Carson posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 129 yards. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he posted at least 103 rushing yards in the fourth games prior.
For the season, Carson has averaged 99.1 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 56.43 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.28
Other Notable Players
- Luke Michels: 2 sacks and 10 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
