Southeastern Extreme - Central (8 Man) 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Kade Atkinson Leads South Haven Christian over Christian Community
South Haven Christian was led to victory by Kade Atkinson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Atkinson rushed for 228 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per carry, and also threw for 38 yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble, making nine total tackles, and defending a pass.
The victory was the fourth in a row for South Haven Christian, bringing their record for this year to 5-1. Atkinson and South Haven Christian have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Tri-Cities Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 75.13
Braxton Pugh Turns in Season-Best Performance
Christian Community came up short on Friday despite Braxton Pugh delivering his best game to date. Pugh rushed for 100 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 74 yards and two touchdowns on only seven passes. He has become a key player for Christian Community: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Christian Community now has a losing record at 3-4. Pugh and Christian Community will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on CSTHEA at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 61.98
Gabriel Deng Makes It Two for South Haven Christian
The second South Haven Christian player making an appearance here is Gabriel Deng, and for good reason. He picked up 0.5 sacks, made six total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defended a pass. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up 0.5 sacks, making six total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
This year, Deng has averaged 6.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 1.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 50.98
Poulin Posts Huge Game in 86-68 Defeat
Another Christian Community player making an appearance on this list is Caden Poulin. He rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 116 yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up 0.5 sacks and made four total tackles.
Unfortunately for South Haven Christian, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Poulin. Poulin rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 67 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 48.28
A Constellation of Stars for Christian Community
Another Christian Community player making an appearance on this list is Asher Poulin. He picked up 0.5 sacks, made six total tackles, and defended a pass. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up 0.5 sacks, made six total tackles, and defended a pass.
This year, Poulin has averaged 8.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 2.5 sacks. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 2.29 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 5.29 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 34.30
Other Notable Players
- Dryver George: 62 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.95)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
