Western Indiana - Gold 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!
Colton Bath Delivers Best Performance of Season
Northview was led to victory by Colton Bath, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Bath rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 146 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes.
Northview's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Bath and Northview will face off against Roncalli at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.23
Fell Made His Presence Known in Northview's 48-7 Victory
Keeping Bath company is Slade Fell, a fellow Northview player. He rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
For the year, Fell has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 82.9 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.56 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.65
Braxton Carpenter's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Braxton Carpenter posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown.
Edgewood is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7. Carpenter and Edgewood will square off against Indian Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.75
Avery Perry Makes It Three for Northview
Another Northview player making an appearance on this list is Avery Perry. He picked up 106 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Perry has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 65.7 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 25.27
Wickens Came Up Big in Edgewood's 20-18 Loss
Dylan Wickens continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his ninth-straight game with at least six total tackles. He picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles.
On the year, Wickens has averaged 12.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 1.33 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 23.25
Other Notable Players
- Gunnar Perry: 17 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.68)
- Michael Law: 83 yards passing; 82 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.33)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
