Eastern Ohio 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!
Owen Jurjavcic Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is East Palestine's Owen Jurjavcic, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Jurjavcic's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 122 rushing yards dating back to last season.
On the season, Jurjavcic has averaged 89.9 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he had nine rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 26.
Gamescore: 43.07
A Season-Best Performance from Zach Schnelle Leads East Palestine over Columbiana
Zach Schnelle produced his most outstanding game to date while leading East Palestine to the win on Friday. Schnelle rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
On the season, Schnelle has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 44.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.92
Clayten Kersey Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Clayten Kersey posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Wellsville over United on Friday. Kersey rushed for 37 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 234 yards and a touchdown.
Wellsville is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7. Kersey and Wellsville will face off against Columbiana on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.10
Tashawn Williams Makes It Two for Wellsville
Keeping Kersey company is Tashawn Williams, a fellow Wellsville player. He picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 55 yards.
For the year, Williams has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 11.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.50
A Constellation of Stars for Wellsville
Another Wellsville player making an appearance on this list is Tyrell Watkins. He picked up 78 receiving yards.
For the season, Watkins has averaged 44.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.13
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
