Board man gets paid (Kawhi Leonard reference). In this case, it was the former Spartans prep star and first team all-conference running back doing it in all three facets of the game against Kentucky Wesleyan.
Adu-Poku racked up almost 300 yards of all-purpose yardage, 64 on the ground, 128 in the receiving game and 85 as a returner to help Walsh hold off the Panthers, 27-24.
Adu-Poku had four catches for 128 yards to lead all receivers in the league for Week 9 and had a pair of touchdowns from QB Nick Gassman.
The junior took it to the house from 64 yards right before halftime to tie the games at 7-7 going into the locker room. He put the Cavaliers on top in the third quarter to cap an eight-play drive with an eight-yard haul inside the red zone.
Adu-Poku carried a significant amount of the ground game with 16 carries for 64 yards. He also had a long return of 41 yards on a kickoff while getting three total attempts.