Cahokia - Mississippi 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!
Logan Hicks Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Starting off the list is Columbia's Logan Hicks, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Hicks rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also picked up 53 receiving yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The victory was the third in a row for Columbia, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. Hicks and Columbia will head out to square off against Breese Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.20
Jase Nelson Delivers Best Effort of Season
Columbia was led to victory by Jase Nelson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Nelson rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Nelson has averaged 33.4 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 17 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 91.86 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 45.17
Breese Central Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Griffen Becker
Breese Central picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Griffen Becker. Roxana had no answer to Becker as he made 15 total tackles.
Breese Central's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Becker and Breese Central will host Columbia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.00
Kaden Rakers' Big Game Leads Breese Central over Roxana
Kaden Rakers was instrumental in extending Breese Central's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Rakers as he rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 41 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Rakers might have his next game, a road matchup with Columbia, circled on his calendar. Rakers rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 62 receiving yards the last time he and the Eagles duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 36.77
A Season-Best Performance from John Higgins Leads Freeburg over East Alton-Wood River
Freeburg was led to victory by John Higgins, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Higgins rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also picked up 108 receiving yards.
Freeburg moved to 2-5 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak. Higgins and Freeburg will head out to face off against Salem at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.45
Other Notable Players
- Preston Baker: 262 yards passing (Gamescore: 30.47)
- Miking Ettress: 165 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.22)
- Mehki Shorter: 86 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.25)
- Travis Skinner: 133 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.75)
- Caleb Tucker: 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
