2A Greater St. Helens 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!
Elijah Andersen Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Elijah Andersen produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Woodland to the win on Friday. Andersen rushed for 144 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 166 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Hudson's Bay had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Andersen it was a similar story. When Andersen last faced the Eagles back in October of 2023, he rushed for 237 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Gamescore: 76.47
Elijah Franco Delivers Electric Performance Vs R.A. Long
Washougal found a leader in Elijah Franco as the team took down R.A. Long on Friday. Franco was dynamite, making seven total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defending three passes. He also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Washougal is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Washougal now has a winning record of 4-3. Franco and Washougal will challenge Columbia River at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 62.35
A Season-Best Performance from Cly Stephens Leads Ridgefield over Columbia River
On Friday, Ridgefield got the W thanks in part to Cly Stephens playing the best football he has all season. Stephens rushed for 140 yards and four touchdowns.
If history really does repeat itself, Stephens might just drop another big game when he faces off against R.A. Long on Friday. Stephens rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry the last time he and the Lumberjacks duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 42.40
Ben Kellar Makes It Two for Washougal
The second Washougal player making an appearance here is Ben Kellar, and for good reason. He rushed for 33 yards.
This season, Kellar has averaged 35.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.62
Hunter Miller Has Career-Day on Friday
On Friday, Washougal got the W thanks in part to Hunter Miller playing the best football he has all season. Miller rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He is becoming a predictor of Washougal's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
On the year, Miller has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 32 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.58
Other Notable Players
- Chase Hall: 75 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.25)
- Seth Popp: 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
