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!
A Season-Best Performance from Jacoby Newman Leads Northeastern over Mechanicsburg
Northeastern came up short on Friday despite Jacoby Newman delivering his best game to date. Newman picked up 176 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 70 yards.
Northeastern dropped their record down to 5-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. Newman and Northeastern will venture away from home to square off against West Jefferson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.02
Austin Buescher Dazzles in West Jefferson Defeat
West Jefferson had to settle for second on Friday, but Austin Buescher sure wasn't going down easily. Buescher was dynamite, throwing for 334 yards and four touchdowns, while also punching in a rushing score.
West Jefferson dropped their record down to 3-6 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Buescher's next match is against Northeastern on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 33.37
Wyatt Keyt Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, Wyatt Keyt posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead West Jefferson over Fairbanks on Friday. Keyt picked up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Keyt has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 46.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.32
Taylor Came Up Big in Northeastern's 35-18 Defeat
The second Northeastern player making an appearance here is Diezel Taylor, and for good reason. 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 year, Taylor has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 125.7 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to five.
Gamescore: 20.52
Nick Fitzpatrick Makes It Three 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.
This year, Fitzpatrick has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 47 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.23
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