Central State Eight - West 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!
Cross Mitchell Drops League-Best Effort on Friday
Starting off the list is Jacksonville's Cross Mitchell, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Mitchell rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.4 yards per carry.
Jacksonville's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-3. Mitchell and Jacksonville will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 40.98
Keyshaun Harris Delivers Best Performance of Season
Springfield came up short on Friday despite Keyshaun Harris delivering his best game to date. Harris wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The matchup was his fifth straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This year, Harris has averaged 7.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.71 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 22.25
Springfield Gets a Boost from Thurman in 35-7 Defeat
Another Springfield player making an appearance on this list is Kale Thurman. He picked up 122 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 53 yards.
For the year, Thurman has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 114.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging two receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.03
La'marion Williams Makes It Two for Jacksonville
Another Jacksonville player making an appearance on this list is La'Marion Williams. He rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Williams has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 83 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.55
A Constellation of Stars for Jacksonville
Another Jacksonville player making an appearance on this list is Jeremiah Jackson. He rushed for 67 yards.
This season, Jackson has averaged 55.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 16.35
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