C2 District 3 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!
Breiton Whitmire Goes Supernova in Cedar Catholic Victory
Breiton Whitmire's big game helped extend Cedar Catholic's winning streak to seven on Friday. Whitmire turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 160 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
Cedar Catholic's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. They and Norfolk Catholic are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 59.18
Sylas Nelson Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, Sylas Nelson posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Oakland-Craig over Cedar Catholic on Friday. Nelson rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Oakland-Craig's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3. Nelson and Oakland-Craig will welcome West Point-Beemer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.57
Isaak Maxwell Makes It Two for Oakland-Craig
Keeping Nelson company is Isaak Maxwell, a fellow Oakland-Craig player. He picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This season, Maxwell has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 68.1 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.13 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.25
While Jaxon Mettler delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Battle Creek. Despite the defeat, Mettler was still balling out as he rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 88 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended a pass.
Mettler and Battle Creek will square off against Ponca at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Braves got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Indians, probably because Mettler had a solid game then too: he rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 113 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 16.42
Aden Pochop Makes It Two for Battle Creek
Another Battle Creek player making an appearance on this list is Aden Pochop. He rushed for 39 yards.
Pochop is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Ponca on Friday. When Pochop last faced the Indians back in September of 2023, he rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 16.22
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