Southeast Kansas 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!
Aaron Tunstall's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Field Kindley over Mulvane
Starting off the list is Field Kindley's Aaron Tunstall, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Tunstall rushed for 219 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023.
Mulvane's probably not too fond of Tunstall given he always seems to get the better of them. Tunstall rushed for 176 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries the last time he and the Wildcats duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 53.50
Jamaal Jackson Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Labette County got the W thanks in part to Jamaal Jackson playing the best football he has all season. Jackson rushed for 218 yards and three touchdowns, 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 146 or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Independence's probably not too fond of Jackson given he always seems to get the better of them. When Jackson last faced the Bulldogs back in October of 2023, he rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 48.38
Trenten Akins Makes It Two for Field Kindley
The second Field Kindley player making an appearance here is Trenten Akins, and for good reason. He made four total tackles (1.0 for loss). He also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Field Kindley is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise.
Gamescore: 43.45
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Conner Proffitt stepped things up a notch to give Pittsburg the 'W'. Proffitt was dynamite, rushing for 80 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also picking up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Pittsburg's victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. Proffitt will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Topeka on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.50
Nickelson Came Up Big in Pittsburg's 41-35 Victory
Another Pittsburg player making an appearance on this list is Carsen Nickelson. He rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also made ten total tackles and defended a pass.
This season, Nickelson has averaged 85.8 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 6.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 49.83 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 32.83
Other Notable Players
- Nate Mitchell: 109 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.95)
- Parker Pinamonti: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 25.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
