District 10 Region 2 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Aaron Shartle Delivers Best Effort of Season
Aaron Shartle produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Saegertown to the win on Friday. Shartle rushed for 208 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. Saegertown is 4-2 when Shartle posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Saegertown has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers dukes it out withNorthwestern at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 63.55
A Season-Best Effort from Nick Solderich Leads Greenville over Maplewood
Greenville was led to victory by Nick Solderich, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Solderich rushed for 103 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 97 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 70 yards.
The win (which was Greenville's eighth in a row) raised their record to 8-1. They and Eisenhower are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 53.37
Blake Burchill Turns in Season-Best Effort
Blake Burchill produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Saegertown to the win on Friday. Burchill picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 60 yards.
For the year, Burchill has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 34.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.82
Zhamarion Carson-Smith and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Cambridge Springs picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Zhamarion Carson-Smith. Carson-Smith wasn't messing around, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The match was his eighth straight with seven or more total tackles.
Cambridge Springs pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. Carson-Smith and Cambridge Springs will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Saegertown at 7:00 p.m. on November 2nd.
Gamescore: 32.25
William Shaffer Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Saegertown got the W thanks in part to William Shaffer playing the best football he has all season. Shaffer threw for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only seven passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The effort also marked the most rushing yards (19) he has had since back in August.
This year, Shaffer has thrown 3 touchdowns while averaging 54.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.07
Other Notable Players
- Cael Thurber: (Gamescore: 21.95)
- Teage Calvin: 60 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.40)
- Brett Kania: 101 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.50)
- Cru Scott: 63 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.93)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps