South Central 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!
Matthew Bywater Delivers Best Performance of Season
Litchfield/Mt. Olive was led to victory by Matthew Bywater, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Bywater picked up 124 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 77 yards.
Bywater and Litchfield/Mt. Olive will face off against Staunton/Bunker Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bywater will face off against Nate Oller, Staunton/Bunker Hill's star receiver. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 46.58
Nate Dyer Delivers Electric Performance Vs North Mac
Nate Dyer put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown.
Unfortunately for North Mac, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Dyer. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Dyer saw the Panthers), he rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 41.38
A Season-Best Effort from Ethan Saathoff Leads Litchfield/Mt. Olive over Gillespie
Litchfield/Mt. Olive was led to victory by Ethan Saathoff, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Saathoff threw for 228 yards and four touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
For the year, Saathoff has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 130.5 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging three passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.80
Wyatt Kile Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Pana got the W thanks in part to Wyatt Kile playing the best football he has all season. Kile rushed for 35 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 6-for-6 passing.
If the past is any indication, Kile could be in store for another big game when he takes on Gillespie on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Kile saw the Miners), he threw for 133 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 103 yards on only seven carries.
Gamescore: 38.87
Tyler Rench Delivers Best Performance of Season
Tyler Rench produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Pana to the win on Friday. Rench picked up two sacks and made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
This season, Rench has averaged 5.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging eight receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 33 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 35.53
Other Notable Players
- Khiry Taylor: 82 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 35.10)
- Jesse Baker: 116 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 29.20)
- Parker Moore: 37 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 34 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.77)
- Amony Anderson: 102 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.40)
- Greyson Brewer: 62 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.70)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
