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!
A Season-Best Performance from Landon Mcnickles Leads Enterprise over Salem
Enterprise was led to victory by Landon Mcnickles, who turned in his biggest game of the season 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.
Mcnickles must have Salem's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. When Mcnickles last faced the Wildcats back in October of 2023, 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
Sacred Heart came up short on Friday despite Luke Davey delivering his best game to date. Davey picked up 82 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch 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 challenge Resurrection Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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.
On the season, Kyzar has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 53.1 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 28.25 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.00
Kyron Murphy Goes Supernova in Sacred Heart Defeat
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.
For the season, Murphy has thrown 19 touchdowns (and and only 3 pick) while averaging 153.4 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had nine passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 31.40
Big Game from Duckworth As Sacred Heart Fell 39-35
Another Sacred Heart player making an appearance on this list is Gary Duckworth. He picked up 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 71 yards.
This season, Duckworth has caught 11 touchdowns while averaging 85 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.00
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