Mahoning Valley - Grey 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!
Big Game from Bates As Garfield Won 40-0
Starting off the list is Garfield's Devin Bates, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Bates rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
The win was the sixth in a row for Garfield, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. Bates and Garfield will venture away from home to take on Crestview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.05
Maxwell Hawkins Goes Supernova in Crestview Victory
Maxwell Hawkins's big game helped extend Crestview's winning streak to seven on Friday. Hawkins was unstoppable, rushing for 129 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
Champion's probably not too fond of Hawkins given he always seems to get the better of them. When Hawkins last faced the Golden Flashes back in October of 2023, he rushed for 206 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 39.70
Crestview Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Jake Noling
Jake Noling's big game helped extend Crestview's winning streak to seven on Friday. Noling turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 101 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing, while also rushing for 82 yards on only six carries.
For the season, Noling has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 78.4 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 7.18 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 118.9 passer rating.
Gamescore: 29.93
AJ Mcewen and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
AJ McEwen's big game helped extend Crestview's winning streak to seven on Friday. McEwen was unstoppable, picking up two sacks and making six total tackles.
On the season, McEwen has averaged 3 total tackles per game and for the season has those 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 21.00
Other Notable Players
- Easton Armstrong: 115 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Ryder Cain: 70 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
