A-8 Black Forest (8 Man) 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 Kaleb Willoughby Leads Byers over Simla
Byers was led to victory by Kaleb Willoughby, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Willoughby rushed for 266 yards and three touchdowns. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in August of 2023. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
The victory for Byers keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Willoughby will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Elbert on Saturday.
Gamescore: 77.75
Eurich Made His Presence Known in Simla's 36-16 Loss
Simla was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Tj Eurich did his best to prevent it. Eurich turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns. Simla is undefeated when Eurich posts 100 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
For the year, Eurich has averaged 44.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 46.25
Trechter Came Up Big in St. Mary's 24-20 Victory
Michael Trechter was a major factor in St. Mary's win over Calhan on Friday. Trechter was dynamite, throwing for 196 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 80 yards.
This year, Trechter has thrown 10 touchdowns (and and only 2 pick) while averaging 183.4 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he had six passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 42.17
Elbert Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Matt Dooley
Elbert picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Matt Dooley. Nobody could stop Dooley as he rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 60 yards.
For the season, Dooley has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 96.5 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 9.67 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.28
Ethan Tesman Makes It Two for Elbert
Another Elbert player making an appearance on this list is Ethan Tesman. He threw for 143 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Tesman has thrown 11 touchdowns (and and only 2 picks) while averaging 142.2 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 97.67 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 36.63
Other Notable Players
- Gabe Price: 76 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
