3A Nuclear 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!
Rafe Newton Drops League-Best Effort on Friday
Starting off the list is Ririe's Rafe Newton, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Newton rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry.
Ririe's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. Newton and Ririe will welcome Salmon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.10
Kolter Lewis Delivers Electric Effort Vs North Fremont
Keeping Newton company is Kolter Lewis, a fellow Ririe player. He rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also caught a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 103 rushing yards.
On the year, Lewis has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 122.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 53.57 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.53
Martin Made His Presence Known in North Fremont's 38-14 Defeat
While North Fremont might've come up empty on Friday, Andrew Martin wasn't going down without a fight. Despite the defeat, Martin was still balling out as he rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
North Fremont's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-3. Martin will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against West Jefferson on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.60
While West Jefferson might've come up empty on Friday, Justus Burtenshaw wasn't going down without a fight. Firth had no answer to Burtenshaw as he rushed for 32 yards.
This season, Burtenshaw has averaged 52.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 16.40
Mac Hall Makes It Two for West Jefferson
Keeping Burtenshaw company is Mac Hall, a fellow West Jefferson player. He picked up 40 receiving yards.
On the season, Hall has averaged 16.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 15.02
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