Northeast 8 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!
Caiden Hinkle Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Caiden Hinkle produced his most outstanding game to date while leading DeKalb to the win on Friday. Hinkle rushed for 261 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 14.5 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (119.8) per game. Those 261 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Bellmont had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Hinkle it was a similar story. Hinkle rushed for 224 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries the last time he and the Braves duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 81.00
Ethan Mcintosh Delivers Best Performance of Season
Columbia City was led to victory by Ethan Mcintosh, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mcintosh picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles.
Columbia City pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Mcintosh and Columbia City will square off against Norwell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.50
Foster Came Up Big in Leo's 21-18 Loss
Leo had to settle for second on Friday, but Nathan Foster sure wasn't going down easily. Foster turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 115 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Leo's defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-2. Foster and Leo will be playing at home against DeKalb at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.75
Graham Blythe Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Graham Blythe continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 12th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
On the year, Blythe has averaged 9.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 1.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 28.50
A Season-Best Effort from Ian Ramey Leads East Noble over New Haven
East Noble was led to victory by Ian Ramey, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Ramey rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
The victory was the sixth in a row for East Noble, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. Ramey and East Noble will face off against Bellmont at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.20
Other Notable Players
- Nicholas Ley: 2 sacks and 5 total tackles (5.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.00)
- Brady Culler: 1 sack, 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Rylee Biddle: 116 yards passing (Gamescore: 19.33)
- Oliver Werling: 15 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.15)
- Xavier Bell: 57 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
