Mid-Eastern 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!
Simon Barber Turns in Season-Best Effort
North Decatur was led to victory by Simon Barber, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Barber rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Barber and North Decatur will square off against Edinburgh at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last time Barber took on the Lancers, he rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 33.72
Shenandoah found a leader in Jarrett Helman as the team took down Monroe Central on Friday. Nobody could stop Helman as he forced a fumble, made six total tackles, and defended a pass. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble, making six total tackles, and defending a pass.
On the season, Helman has averaged 7.1 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 18.22 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 37.56 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 31.98
North Decatur Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Owen Eldridge
Owen Eldridge was instrumental in extending North Decatur's winning streak to seven on Friday. Switzerland County had no answer to Eldridge as he picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown.
If the past is any indication, Eldridge could be in store for another big game when he takes on Edinburgh on Friday. Eldridge rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Lancers duked it out last Friday.
Gamescore: 26.45
Thackery Posts Huge Game in 33-0 Win
Corbin Thackery was instrumental in extending North Decatur's winning streak to seven on Friday. Thackery was unstoppable, rushing for 122 yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season.
If history really does repeat itself, Thackery might just drop another big game when he faces off against Edinburgh on Friday. Thackery rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries the last time he and the Lancers duked it out last Friday.
Gamescore: 25.33
Max Seaburn Makes It Two for Shenandoah
The second Shenandoah player making an appearance here is Max Seaburn, and for good reason. He picked up 24 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 39 yards.
For the season, Seaburn has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 16.1 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging four receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.37
Other Notable Players
- Mason Morris: 105 yards passing (Gamescore: 20.53)
- Elijah Edon: 245 yards passing; 21 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.33)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
