North Central 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!
Jace Kent Delivers Best Effort of Season
Kirksville was led to victory by Jace Kent, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Kent rushed for 289 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 141 or more in the last five games he's played.
If the past is any indication, Kent could be in store for another big game when he takes on Fulton on Friday. Kent rushed for 247 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 37 receiving yards the last time he and the Hornets duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 70.08
While Fulton might've come up empty on Friday, Preston Wilder wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Wilder as he made nine total tackles.
Fulton is on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Wilder and Fulton will head out on the road to take on Kirksville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.35
A Season-Best Performance from Gabriel Defily Leads Fulton over Marshall
Fulton came up short on Friday despite Gabriel Defily delivering his best game to date. Defily picked up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Defily has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 39.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.87
Peyton Hoover Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Mexico had to settle for second even though Peyton Hoover put up the best numbers he has all season. Hoover forced a fumble and made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
This year, Hoover has averaged 6.4 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 20.71 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 32.14 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 24.10
Jaden Galbreath Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Jaden Galbreath posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Fulton over Marshall on Friday. Galbreath threw for 100 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Galbreath has thrown 3 touchdowns while averaging 70.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.27
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