Capital Area - Blue 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Ladon Hatcher Leads Holt over Waverly
Holt was led to victory by Ladon Hatcher, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hatcher rushed for 208 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per carry. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 65 yards.
For the season, Hatcher has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 115.9 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 55.05
Dewitt Gets a Boost from Larner in 42-0 Victory
Elliott Larner was instrumental in extending DeWitt's winning streak to seven on Friday. Grand Ledge had no answer to Larner as he rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 145 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes.
DeWitt pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Larner and DeWitt will be playing at home against Okemos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.47
Abram Larner Delivers Electric Effort Vs Grand Ledge
Abram Larner's big game helped extend DeWitt's winning streak to seven on Friday. Grand Ledge had no answer to Larner as he picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 49 yards. Larner torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 76 yards.
For the season, Larner has caught 14 touchdowns while averaging 96.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.75
Ethan Melville Makes It Two for Holt
Another Holt player making an appearance on this list is Ethan Melville. He made three total tackles and defended two passes. He didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended two passes.
Gamescore: 19.85
Dewitt Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Cooper Chambers
Cooper Chambers's big game helped extend DeWitt's winning streak to seven on Friday. Chambers produced his best game of the campaign : he picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles.
For the season, Chambers has averaged 6 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 18.75
Other Notable Players
- Xavier Ford: 100 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
