Freelance 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!
Chase Jansen Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Chase Jansen posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Mater Dei over St. Teresa on Friday. Jansen threw for 270 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 30 yards and two touchdowns.
On the season, Jansen has thrown 12 touchdowns while averaging 148.8 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 47.60
Althoff Catholic Gets a Boost from Hill Jr in 56-6 Win
Dierre Hill Jr's big game helped extend Althoff Catholic's winning streak to eight on Friday. Hill Jr did his part (and then some), rushing for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also picking up 72 receiving yards and a touchdown for the 'W'.
Unfortunately for Granite City, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Hill Jr. When Hill Jr last faced the Warriors back in October of 2023, he rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 45.08
Elliott Rakers Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Elliott Rakers posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Mater Dei over St. Teresa on Friday. Rakers picked up 131 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Rakers has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 46.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.60
Holden Jacobsen Delivers Electric Performance Vs Massac County/Joppa-Maple Grove
Holden Jacobsen posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Red Hill is undefeated when Jacobsen posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
For the season, Jacobsen has averaged 25.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.68
A Season-Best Effort from Devin Habermehl Leads Collinsville over Cahokia
Collinsville came up short on Friday despite Devin Habermehl delivering his best game to date. Habermehl made 23 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
This season, Habermehl has averaged 9.5 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging four receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 15.38 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 32.95
Other Notable Players
- Jayden Ellington: 265 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 30.47)
- Charleston Coldon: 95 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.42)
- Carter Murphy: 72 yards receiving; 66 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.57)
- Brett Hilmes: 125 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.28)
- Terion Wilbourn: 100 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
