Northeast 8 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!
Michael Hazimihalis Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, Michael Hazimihalis posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Hubbard over Beaver on Friday. Hazimihalis rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Hubbard is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-3. Hazimihalis and Hubbard will face off against Lakeview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.75
Alexander Hackwelder Goes Supernova in Hubbard Defeat
Another Hubbard player making an appearance on this list is Alexander Hackwelder. He rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 179 yards and a touchdown. He is becoming a predictor of Hubbard's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Hackwelder and Hubbard will square off against Lakeview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Eagles had to take a loss when they last met the Bulldogs, but Hackwelder had little to do with the loss: he rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 237 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 40.93
Braydon Songer Makes It Three for Hubbard
Another Hubbard player making an appearance on this list is Braydon Songer. He picked up 163 receiving yards and a touchdown. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 76 yards.
Songer's next match is against Lakeview on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance. The last time Songer took on the Bulldogs, he picked up 133 receiving yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 35.63
Dominick Tolone Turns in Season-Best Performance
Girard came up short on Friday despite Dominick Tolone delivering his best game to date. Tolone threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
This season, Tolone has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 163.1 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 33.07
A Season-Best Performance from Mykel Collier Leads Girard over South Range
Sadly, Mykel Collier posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Girard over South Range on Friday. Collier picked up 136 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for Girard: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least 80 receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
For the season, Collier has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 52.1 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 25.22
Other Notable Players
- Gaven Hanson: 13 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
