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 Tops All Others This Week
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 was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 67 yards.
For 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.
The victory for Upsala/Swanville keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. They and West Central Area are set to duel on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 38.10
Meagher Came Up Big in Upsala/Swanville's 46-0 Win
Upsala/Swanville picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Franky Meagher. Benson had no answer to Meagher as he threw for 164 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
On the year, Meagher has thrown 22 touchdowns while averaging 158.7 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had 11 passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 24.43
Caden Beseman and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Upsala/Swanville picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Caden Beseman. Beseman turned in his biggest game of the season, picking 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.
On the season, Gunderson has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 25.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.45
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