2A Greater St. Helens 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!
Elijah Andersen Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Woodland got the W thanks in part to Elijah Andersen playing the best football he has all season. Andersen rushed for 144 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 166 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Unfortunately for Hudson's Bay, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Andersen. When Andersen last faced the Eagles back in October of 2023, he rushed for 237 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Gamescore: 76.47
Franco Posts Huge Game in 28-0 Victory
Washougal found a leader in Elijah Franco as the team took down R.A. Long on Friday. R.A. Long had no answer to Franco as he made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defended three passes. Franco also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Washougal is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Washougal now has a winning record of 4-3. Franco and Washougal will head out on the road to square off against Columbia River at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 62.35
Ben Kellar Makes It Two for Washougal
Another Washougal player making an appearance on this list is Ben Kellar. He rushed for 33 yards.
This year, Kellar has averaged 35.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.62
A Season-Best Performance from Hunter Miller Leads Washougal over R.A. Long
On Friday, Washougal got the W thanks in part to Hunter Miller playing the best football he has all season. Miller rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He has become a key player for Washougal: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
On the season, Miller has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 32 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.58
Chase Hall Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Woodland got the W thanks in part to Chase Hall playing the best football he has all season. Hall picked up 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Hall has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 23.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.25
Other Notable Players
- Seth Popp: 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.00)
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