Mid Northwest - Gopher-Gold 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!
Jett Olson Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg's Jett Olson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Olson's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 108 rushing yards dating back to last season. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 67 yards.
On the season, Olson has averaged 7.1 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had nine rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 14.
Gamescore: 59.55
Carson Primus Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Upsala/Swanville got the W thanks in part to Carson Primus playing the best football he has all season. Primus rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This year, Primus has run in those 2 touchdowns while averaging 55.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 38.10
Meagher Made His Presence Known in Upsala/Swanville's 46-0 Victory
Franky Meagher was instrumental in extending Upsala/Swanville's winning streak to seven on Friday. Meagher was unstoppable, throwing for 164 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
This year, Meagher has thrown 22 touchdowns while averaging 158.7 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had 11 passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 24.43
Caden Beseman and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Caden Beseman's big game helped extend Upsala/Swanville's winning streak to seven on Friday. Beseman produced his best game of the campaign : he picked up 59 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Beseman has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 19 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.98
Trey Gunderson Makes It Two for Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
The second Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg player making an appearance here is Trey Gunderson, and for good reason. He rushed for 19 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Gunderson has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 25.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.45
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