Wheat State (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!
Jaren Garrison Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Jaren Garrison posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Little River over Central Plains on Friday. Garrison rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He is becoming a predictor of Little River's success: when he posts at least 100 rushing yards the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
For the year, Garrison has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 96.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging one rushing yard per game.
Gamescore: 52.53
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Carlos Duran stepped things up a notch to give Solomon the 'W'. Duran was unstoppable, picking up 207 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 68 yards.
Solomon's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5. Duran and Solomon will be playing in front of their home fans against Little River at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 52.20
Big Game from Coup As Solomon Won 38-36
Breken Coup posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 272 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.6 yards per attempt.
On the year, Coup has thrown 6 touchdowns (and and only 1 pick) while averaging 140.8 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after four games last season, he was only averaging two rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 7.25 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 41.88
A Constellation of Stars for Solomon
Another Solomon player making an appearance on this list is Matt Hamm-Jones. He rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Hamm-Jones has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 66.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 27.14 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.75
Kole Riedy and Co. Win Fifth in a Row
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Kole Riedy. Riedy was dynamite, rushing for 47 yards and a touchdown.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City]'s victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Riedy will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Burlingame on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.68
Other Notable Players
- Ty Janette: 57 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.62)
- Koden Sanford: 30 yards passing; 60 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.95)
- Logan Renken: 115 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 18.05)
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