C1 District 2 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Cael Smith Turns in Season-Best Performance
Cael Smith produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Ashland-Greenwood to the win on Friday. Smith rushed for 233 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run.
The victory was the seventh in a row for Ashland-Greenwood, bringing their record for this year to 8-1. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Bluejays faces off against Milford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 50.00
Derek Tonjes Has Career Rushing Day
Ashland-Greenwood was led to victory by Derek Tonjes, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Tonjes rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 152 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Tonjes has thrown 23 touchdowns while averaging 200.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 2.78 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 17.67 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 47.03
Roncalli Catholic found a leader in Brady Mcgill as the team took down Louisville on Friday. Nobody could stop Mcgill as he threw for 283 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Roncalli Catholic's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-4. Mcgill and Roncalli Catholic will head out on the road to take on Sidney at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.17
Maxwell Thompson Goes Supernova in Roncalli Catholic Victory
Keeping Mcgill company is Maxwell Thompson, a fellow Roncalli Catholic player. He picked up 86 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 59 yards.
This year, Thompson has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 86.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.05
Ashland-Greenwood Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Landon Mohs
Ashland-Greenwood picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Landon Mohs. Mohs was unstoppable, picking up 44 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Mohs has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 24.4 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 0.67 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 4.22 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 31.98
Other Notable Players
- Lucas Post: 61 yards receiving; 29 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.28)
- Nyree Poteet: 71 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
