This Week's Top Player Performances from Across the League
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!
REID MACON Turns in Season-Best Performance
REID MACON produced his most outstanding game to date while leading West Plains to the win on Friday. MACON threw for 290 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023.
On the year, MACON has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 240.7 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to five.
Gamescore: 43.03
SLADE RUSSELL Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, West Plains got the W thanks in part to SLADE RUSSELL playing the best football he has all season. RUSSELL rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for West Plains: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
On the year, RUSSELL has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 79.4 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 30.00
Colt Cruth Delivers Electric Effort Vs Dumas
While Colt Cruth delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Canyon. Nobody could stop Cruth as he rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
This year, Cruth has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 96.9 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 43 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.90
A Constellation of Stars for West Plains
Another West Plains player making an appearance on this list is TRYSTON HERNANDEZ. He picked up two sacks, made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass. He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last five games he's played.
On the year, HERNANDEZ has averaged 10.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 4.5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.29 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.00
Aiden Lewis Turns in Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles
The second Canyon player making an appearance here is Aiden Lewis, and for good reason. He wasn't messing around on Friday, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making ten total tackles. The contest was his fifth straight with six or more total tackles.
On the year, Lewis has averaged 7.7 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.14 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 21.25
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
