West Michigan - Lakes 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!
Kaden Kott Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Manistee's Kaden Kott, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Kott rushed for 189 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023. His longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards.
Manistee has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. Kott and Manistee will welcome Shelby at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 63.82
Cameron Gunsell Dazzles in Ludington Win
Cameron Gunsell's big game helped extend Ludington's winning streak to four on Friday. Gunsell was dynamite, rushing for 201 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 152 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season.
This season, Gunsell has thrown 16 touchdowns while averaging 175.3 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 7.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 60.13
Trevor Haag Makes It Two for Manistee
Another Manistee player making an appearance on this list is Trevor Haag. He rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Haag has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 31.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after four games last season, he was only averaging 5.25 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.38
Montague had to settle for second on Friday, but Fletcher Thommen sure wasn't going down easily. Nobody could stop Thommen as he picked up 22 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Montague is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. Thommen and Montague will host Fremont at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 19.87
A Constellation of Stars for Manistee
Another Manistee player making an appearance on this list is Landin Sowa. He rushed for 63 yards on only eight carries.
This season, Sowa has averaged 58.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.65
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