This Week's Top Player Performances from Across the League
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!
A Season-Best Performance from Joseph Morse Leads King Academy over Laurens Academy
King Academy was led to victory by Joseph Morse, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Morse rushed for 375 yards and five TDs while picking up 17.0 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 65 yards.
Morse is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Wardlaw Academy on Friday. Morse rushed for 130 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only ten carries the last time he and the Patriots duked it out back in August.
Gamescore: 106.95
Caleb Hardy's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Laurens Academy over King Academy
Caleb Hardy put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2024 on Friday. He rushed for 86 yards and one touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Laurens Academy fell to 4-1. Coming up, Hardy and the Crusaders are taking a road trip to square off against Newberry Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.20
Cooper Came Up Big in Laurens Academy's 60-34 Loss
Another Laurens Academy player making an appearance on this list is Mason Cooper. He rushed for 98 yards and one score, and also picked up 58 receiving yards. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles.
Cooper might have his next game, a home matchup with Newberry Academy, circled on his calendar. Back in August (the last time Cooper saw Newberry Academy), he rushed for 85 yards and one TD on only eight carries, and also caught one touchdown.
Gamescore: 41.57
Nathan Bell Makes It Three for Laurens Academy
Another Laurens Academy player making an appearance on this list is Nathan Bell. He picked up 49 receiving yards and one score.
On the season, Bell has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 24.8 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 7.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.73
Jacob Bussey Dazzles in King Academy Win
The second King Academy player making an appearance here is Jacob Bussey, and for good reason. He made 26 total tackles.
On the year, Bussey has averaged 15.2 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 31.23
Other Notable Players
- Casen Buzhardt: 1 sack and 20 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
