Northern Lakes - Buckeye 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!
Grant Kinnee's Big Game Leads Anthony Wayne over Springfield
Grant Kinnee's big game helped extend Anthony Wayne's winning streak to eight on Friday. Nobody could stop Kinnee as he threw for 94 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Unfortunately for Springfield, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Kinnee. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Kinnee saw the Blue Devils), he rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 133 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Gamescore: 29.47
Anthony Wayne Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Braden Gardner
Anthony Wayne picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Braden Gardner. Gardner turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 44 yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Gardner has averaged 39.1 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 9.71 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.62
Takats Posts Huge Game in 37-14 Victory
Josh Takats was a major factor in Perrysburg's win over Findlay on Friday. Findlay had no answer to Takats as he rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 138 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes.
If the past is any indication, Takats could be in store for another big game when he takes on Springfield on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Takats saw the Blue Devils), he threw for 241 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Gamescore: 21.90
Nicolo Walkosky Makes It Two for Perrysburg
Keeping Takats company is Nicolo Walkosky, a fellow Perrysburg player. He rushed for 30 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Walkosky has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 70.6 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 1.25 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 16.88
Anthony Wayne Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Roman Morrison
Roman Morrison was instrumental in extending Anthony Wayne's winning streak to eight on Friday. Morrison was unstoppable, picking up a sack and making five total tackles.
This season, Morrison has averaged 5.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 15.10
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
