North Star - Big Dipper (8 Man) 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!
Brett Culham Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Atlanta's Brett Culham, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Culham rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (109). He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 84-yard run.
Culham might have his next game, a home matchup with Mio-Au Sable, circled on his calendar. When Culham last faced the Thunderbolts back in September of 2023, he rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown.
Gamescore: 52.28
Garrett Somers Dazzles in Alcona Win
Alcona picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Garrett Somers. Nobody could stop Somers as he threw for 307 yards and six touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 32 yards.
Somers must have Whittemore-Prescott's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Somers saw the Cardinals), he threw for 112 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Gamescore: 48.37
A Season-Best Performance from Evan Woods Leads Alcona over Whittemore-Prescott
Alcona was led to victory by Evan Woods, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Woods rushed for 84 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the year, Woods has averaged 3.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.18
Blake King Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Blake King posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 108 yards on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
For the season, King has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 143.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 52.09 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 96.97 passer rating.
Gamescore: 33.90
Other Notable Players
- Landon Galea: 107 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 32.03)
- Brandon Fogle: 107 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.78)
- Gavin Dellar: 34 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.32)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
