Week 8 Game Balls: Cincinnati
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There was a lot of great football in Cincinnati this weekend. With only a few weeks left of the season, teams are playing hard for a high seed in the playoffs. Here are five players who have earned a game…
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Continue ReadingThere was a lot of great football in Cincinnati this weekend. With only a few weeks left of the season, teams are playing hard for a high seed in the playoffs. Here are five players who have earned a game ball for their performance.
Zae had a big game on Friday night as he rushed for 152 yds and a TD while passing for a TD as well as he helped Colerain defeat Lakota East 14-3 to improve to 3-5. He shows very good mobility in the pocket as he avoids defenders well. In the secondary, he uses his very good combination of play speed and contact balance as breaks tackles and picks up significant yardage on his own. When passing the ball, he shows very good arm strength and accuracy passing the ball 50 yds down the field for a td.
Nick Sailers
Nick Sailers
Nick Sailers had a huge game on Friday night as he rushed for 138 yds and 4 TD while scoring on a 41 yd reception as well as he helped Mason defeat Sycamore 38-13 to improve to 6-2. He displays good vision as he finds the open hole and accelerates to top speed quickly once in the secondary. He shows quality acceleration outrunning all defenders as he scores on a long touchdown run. He is a very good receiver out of the backfield as he uses his good play speed to get open and shows good hands as he makes the catch. After the catch is made, he exhibits good athletic ability to score on a long td reception.
Donmiel played very well on Friday night as he returned an INT 63 yds for a TD and helped Winton Woods defeat Milford 28-14 to remain undefeated at 8-0. He plays as a CB. Against the pass, he does a good job of keeping everything in front of him on off coverage and is able to locate the football before showing good hands as he makes the interception. Once the interception is made, he uses his very good play speed to outrun everybody on offense for a pick six. Against the run, he quickly reads run/pass, shows great closing speed, squares his shoulders while playing with good leverage and delivers a big hit preventing a gain of significant yardage.
Carter Russo
Carter Russo
Carter had a great game on Friday night. The Senior RB rushed for 117 yds on 22 carries (5.3 ypc) and scored 2 TD as he helped Badin defeat Chaminade Julienne 28-21 and remain undefeated at 8-0. He gets through the hole quickly and shows very good athletic ability as picks up big yardage once in the open field. He shows very good toughness as he doesn’t shy away from contact lowering his shoulder and falling forward for extra yardage. He is also a very good blocker as he quickly gets to the DB and uses his good play strength and use of hands to block giving the RB room to run for a first down.
Agustin Quirch
Agustin Quirch
Agustin played well on Friday night as he made a key interception and helped Bishop Fenwick defeat Alter 10-0 to improve to 6-2. He plays as a SS. Against the run, he quickly keys and diagnoses the play. He then shows good closing speed in pursuit before playing with good leverage and quickly making the tackle. Against the pass, he shows good range and athletic ability in coverage before delivering a big hit on the receiver preventing a potential touchdown.