Friday's Freaks - Week 9

Nine weeks are complete, only one Freak Nasty Player of the Week Award to give out. Here are your best players from the last week of 2008.

Vassar - Zach Germain 12-29 passing 270 yards 4 TD 11 tackles and an interception - Marcus Taylor 5-191 receiving 2 TD - Troy Hecht 5-74 receiving TD - Tyler Best and Josh DuBois 11 tackles apiece.

Mayville - Nate Richardson 29-207 rushing 6 TD 6-12 passing 102 yards 12 tackles with a fumble recovery - Dylan Schenk 20-163 rushing TD 4 tackles and an interception

Kingston - Raydar Williams 23-160 rushing 4 TD - Jordan Pennington 15 tackles - Jake Shinabarger 11 tackles

Akron-Fairgrove - Matt Chorba 18-134 rushing TD - Cory Jobson 18-101 rushing

Reese - Travis VanAlst 17-190 rushing TD - Andrew Mendyk 11 tackles

Marlette - John Bishop 9-181 rushing 2 TD - Jordan Hayward 16-87 rushing 3 TD - Brandon King 13 tackles - Andrew Huffman 8 tackles and a sack

Cass City - Blake Messing 19-113 rushing TD - Luke Newton 20-106 rushing TD

Millington - Kyle Hemingway 24-83 rushing 2 TD - Ken Hoffman 14 tackles with a fumble recovery - Tyler Reinert 8 tackles and an interception

North Branch - Cody Stawecki 15-91 rushing TD

The Week #9 Freak Nasty Player of the Week is none other than the senior quarterback from Mayville - Nate Richardson. Congrats Nate.

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Anonymous said…
Nate Richardson is the best overall player in the thumb
Oct 29, 2008, 11:58:00 AM
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