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 Turns in Season-Best Effort
Jace Kent produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Kirksville to the win 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 dating back to last season.
Kent might have his next game, a road matchup with Fulton, circled on his calendar. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Kent saw the Hornets), he rushed for 247 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 37 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 70.08
Fulton had to settle for second on Friday, but Preston Wilder sure wasn't going down easily. Marshall had no answer to 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 face off against Kirksville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.35
A Season-Best Effort from Gabriel Defily Leads Fulton over Marshall
Sadly, Gabriel Defily posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Fulton over Marshall on Friday. Defily picked up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Defily and Fulton will venture away from home to challenge Kirksville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last time Defily took on the Tigers, he picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 28.87
Peyton Hoover Delivers Best Performance of Season
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 season, 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 Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Fulton had to settle for second even though Jaden Galbreath put up the best numbers he has all season. 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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