Lorain County 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!
Keystone Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Wyatt Mckee
Keystone picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Wyatt Mckee. Mckee made three total tackles, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 139 or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Keystone's win bumped their record up to 7-1. Mckee and Keystone will square off against Clearview at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Gamescore: 58.50
Jimmy Stofey Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Columbia got the W thanks in part to Jimmy Stofey playing the best football he has all season. Stofey rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The victory (which was Columbia's fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-2. They and Black River are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.98
Shackelford Made His Presence Known in Keystone's 40-6 Victory
Zach Shackelford's big game helped extend Keystone's winning streak to six on Friday. Shackelford was unstoppable, rushing for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 36 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
On the year, Shackelford has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 103.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.00
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Isaiah Garcia stepped things up a notch to give Clearview the 'W'. Garcia was unstoppable, picking up 46 receiving yards.
Clearview pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Garcia and Clearview will square off against Keystone at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Gamescore: 32.52
A Season-Best Performance from Tristin Ientile Leads Clearview over Black River
Clearview was led to victory by Tristin Ientile, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Ientile made 19 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
On the season, Ientile has averaged 11.5 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.88 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 48.75 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 31.90
Other Notable Players
- Grady Whitacre: 14 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 25.68)
- Shane Ohl: 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
- Xavier Hendon: 69 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.40)
- Cy Christensen: 152 yards passing (Gamescore: 15.03)
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