Pocket - Small School 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 Performance from Noah Wright Leads Southridge over South Spencer
Southridge was led to victory by Noah Wright, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Wright rushed for 191 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 73 yards.
The win made it two in a row for Southridge and bumps their season record up to 5-2. They and North Posey are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 58.38
Boyd Came Up Big in Pike Central's 22-0 Win
Grant Boyd helped snap Pike Central's four-game losing streak. Tell City had no answer to Boyd on Friday as he rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 44 receiving yards.
Pike Central's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Forest Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Chargers had to take a loss when they last met the Rangers, but Boyd had little to do with the loss: he rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 48.87
Matthew Meadows Makes It Two for Pike Central
Keeping Boyd company is Matthew Meadows, a fellow Pike Central player. He rushed for 84 yards, and also threw for 95 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Meadows has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 102.6 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 33.39 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 65.87 passer rating.
Gamescore: 31.93
Another Southridge player making an appearance on this list is Parker Steckler. He rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 93 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Steckler has thrown 2 touchdowns while averaging 19.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.50
Zackery Russell Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Southridge got the W thanks in part to Zackery Russell playing the best football he has all season. Russell rushed for 68 yards on only five carries, and also caught a touchdown.
For the season, Russell has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 21.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.57
Other Notable Players
- Briar Thomas: 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
