A-8 Black Forest (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!
A Season-Best Performance from Kaleb Willoughby Leads Byers over Simla
Byers was led to victory by Kaleb Willoughby, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Willoughby rushed for 266 yards and three touchdowns. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in August of 2023. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
The victory for Byers keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Willoughby and Byers will head out to challenge Elbert at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 77.75
Eurich Came Up Big in Simla's 36-16 Defeat
Simla had to settle for second on Friday, but Tj Eurich sure wasn't going down easily. Byers had no answer to Eurich as he rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns. Simla is undefeated when Eurich posts 100 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
For the year, Eurich has averaged 44.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 46.25
Trechter Posts Huge Game in 24-20 Victory
St. Mary found a leader in Michael Trechter as the team took down Calhan on Friday. Calhan had no answer to Trechter as he threw for 196 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 80 yards.
This season, Trechter has thrown 10 touchdowns (and and only 2 pick) while averaging 183.4 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had six passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 42.17
Elbert Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Matt Dooley
Matt Dooley was instrumental in extending Elbert's winning streak to three on Friday. Dooley turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 84 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 60 yards.
This season, Dooley has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 96.5 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 9.67 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.28
Ethan Tesman Makes It Two for Elbert
Keeping Dooley company is Ethan Tesman, a fellow Elbert player. He threw for 143 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Tesman has thrown 11 touchdowns (and and only 2 picks) while averaging 142.2 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 3.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 97.67 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 36.63
Other Notable Players
- Gabe Price: 76 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
