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!
Landin Hoeppner Drops League-Best Effort on Friday
Starting off the list is Leo's Landin Hoeppner, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Hoeppner made a tackle. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 69 yards.
Leo's win bumped their record up to 7-2. Hoeppner and Leo will head out to take on DeKalb at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.62
Alex Phillips Turns in Season-Best Performance
Alex Phillips produced his most outstanding game to date while leading East Noble to the win on Friday. Phillips rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 79-yard run.
The win was the seventh in a row for East Noble, bringing their record for this year to 8-1. Phillips and East Noble will host Fort Wayne South Side at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.48
Rylee Biddle Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
East Noble was led to victory by Rylee Biddle, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Biddle threw for 164 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also rushed for 47 yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
On the year, Biddle has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 136.1 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 13.56 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 33.83
Columbia City found a leader in Gavin Smith as the team took down Norwell on Friday. Norwell had no answer to Smith as he made two total tackles.
The victory made it two in a row for Columbia City and bumps their season record up to 8-1. Smith and Columbia City will head out on the road to face off against Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.18
East Noble Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Dylan Krehl
Dylan Krehl's big game helped extend East Noble's winning streak to seven on Friday. Krehl did his part (and then some), rushing for 34 yards for the 'W'.
On the season, Krehl has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 101.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 59.89 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.10
Other Notable Players
- Grayson Esguerra: 197 yards passing (Gamescore: 28.23)
- Nathan Foster: 98 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.80)
- Graham Blythe: 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 2 forced fumbles (Gamescore: 21.25)
- Ian Ramey: 79 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
