1B Northeast - North (8 Man) 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!
Preston Michel Dazzles in Wilbur-Creston-Keller Victory
Preston Michel was instrumental in extending Wilbur-Creston-Keller's winning streak to seven on Friday. Michel was dynamite, rushing for 286 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. 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.
Unfortunately for Odessa, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Michel. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Michel saw the Tigers), he rushed for 105 yards, and also threw for 110 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 101.10
Kallen Maioho Delivers Best Effort of Season
Kallen Maioho produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Wilbur-Creston-Keller to the win on Friday. Maioho rushed for 261 yards and five touchdowns on only 14 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Odessa had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Maioho it was a similar story. When Maioho last faced the Tigers back in September of 2023, he picked up 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 93 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
Gamescore: 94.53
Carter Pitts Turns in Season-Best Performance
Carter Pitts produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Almira-Coulee-Hartline to the win on Friday. Pitts rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made five total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Pitts must have Wellpinit's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. When Pitts last faced the Redskins back in October of 2023, he rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns.
Gamescore: 60.85
Caden Correia Makes It Two for Almira-Coulee-Hartline
Keeping Pitts company is Caden Correia, a fellow Almira-Coulee-Hartline player. He rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for a yards and a touchdown.
Correia and Almira-Coulee-Hartline will host Wilbur-Creston-Keller at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Warriors had to take a loss when they last met the Wildcats, but Correia had little to do with the loss: he rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 85 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 31.62
Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Cole Snider
Cole Snider's big game helped extend Wilbur-Creston-Keller's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Snider as he picked up three sacks, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles (4.0 for loss).
For the year, Snider has averaged 5.3 total tackles per game and for the season has those 3 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 29.25
Other Notable Players
- Brady Roberts: 76 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
