Eastern Missouri 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!
Wright City Gets a Boost from Mcroberts Jr. in 33-28 Loss
Starting off the list is Wright City's Duan McRoberts Jr., who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. McRoberts Jr. rushed for 253 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry, and also threw for 41 yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 86-yard run.
If history really does repeat itself, McRoberts Jr. might just drop another big game when he faces off against North Callaway on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time McRoberts Jr. saw the Thunderbirds), he rushed for 229 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 87 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Gamescore: 70.78
A Season-Best Effort from Jacob Hogue Leads Montgomery County over Wright City
On Friday, Montgomery County got the W thanks in part to Jacob Hogue playing the best football he has all season. Hogue picked up 180 receiving yards, and also rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown.
Wright City had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Hogue it was a similar story. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Hogue saw Wright City), he rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Gamescore: 47.90
Jaiden Galbreath Goes Supernova in North Callaway Victory
Jaiden Galbreath was instrumental in extending North Callaway's winning streak to four on Friday. Van-Far had no answer to Galbreath as he rushed for 187 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.
For the year, Galbreath has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 128 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.80
South Callaway Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Graden Pontius
South Callaway picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Graden Pontius. Pontius did his part (and then some), rushing for 92 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also throwing for 116 yards and two touchdowns for the 'W'.
South Callaway's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Pontius and South Callaway will challenge Tipton on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.43
Adrian Combs Delivers Best Effort of Season
Montgomery County was led to victory by Adrian Combs, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Combs rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 373 yards and a touchdown. He is becoming a predictor of Montgomery County's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 0-5 when he doesn't).
This year, Combs has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 185.9 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 21.88 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.47
Other Notable Players
- Nathan Hecktor: 56 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 28.58)
- Kolton Adrian: 2 TDs ; 31 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.72)
- Gaven Gaston: 94 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.50)
- Ethan Munford: 115 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.60)
- Nathan Twitchell: 57 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
