Mississippi Valley 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!
Isaac Ackerman Turns in Season-Best Effort
Triad was led to victory by Isaac Ackerman, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Ackerman rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 139 yards and three touchdowns.
The victory for Triad keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Ackerman and Triad are taking a road trip to square off against Highland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 53.57
Jonsson Came Up Big in Mascoutah's 37-22 Loss
Mascoutah had to settle for second on Friday, but Baruk Jonsson sure wasn't going down easily. Nobody could stop Jonsson as he rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 184 yards and a touchdown.
Jonsson and Mascoutah will square off against Jersey at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last time Jonsson took on the Panthers, he threw for 220 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 39.67
Triad Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Ian Dempsey
Ian Dempsey's big game helped extend Triad's winning streak to six on Friday. Dempsey did his part (and then some), picking up 81 receiving yards and two touchdowns for the 'W'. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making four total tackles.
On the season, Dempsey has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 69.8 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had four receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 34.82
Owen Lightner Delivers Best Effort of Season
Owen Lightner produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Triad to the win on Friday. Lightner wasn't messing around, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 17 total tackles. The matchup was his fifth straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the year, Lightner has averaged 8.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks.
Gamescore: 31.00
A Season-Best Performance from Jordan Beck Leads Mascoutah over Triad
Sadly, Jordan Beck posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Mascoutah over Triad on Friday. Beck picked up 103 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Beck has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 36 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 18.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.47
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
