Ohio Heritage 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!
Jacoby Newman Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Northeastern had to settle for second even though Jacoby Newman put up the best numbers he has all season. Newman picked up 176 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 70 yards.
Northeastern dropped their record down to 5-4 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. Newman's next game is against West Jefferson on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 39.02
Buescher Posts Huge Game in 69-35 Loss
While West Jefferson might've come up empty on Friday, Austin Buescher wasn't going down without a fight. Buescher was unstoppable, throwing for 334 yards and four touchdowns, while also punching in a rushing score.
Buescher and West Jefferson will be playing in front of their home fans against Northeastern at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Buescher will face off against Diezel Taylor, the Jets' star quarterback. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 33.37
Wyatt Keyt Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, West Jefferson had to settle for second even though Wyatt Keyt put up the best numbers he has all season. Keyt picked up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Keyt and West Jefferson will take on Northeastern at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The contest will pit Keyt up against the Jets' star RB Jackson Jones. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 24.32
Diezel Taylor Makes It Two for Northeastern
Another Northeastern player making an appearance on this list is Diezel Taylor. He threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Taylor has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 125.7 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to five.
Gamescore: 20.52
A Constellation of Stars for West Jefferson
Another West Jefferson player making an appearance on this list is Nick Fitzpatrick. He picked up 109 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Fitzpatrick has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 47 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.23
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