Eastern 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!
Tate Nagy Goes Supernova in Blue Valley West Win
Tate Nagy's big game helped extend Blue Valley West's winning streak to ten on Friday. Nagy was dynamite, throwing for 268 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 66 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September.
This year, Nagy has thrown 25 touchdowns while averaging 213 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had 16 passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 36.77
Marco Rodriguez Turns in Season-Best Performance
Bishop Miege was led to victory by Marco Rodriguez, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Rodriguez threw for 274 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown.
The victory (which was Bishop Miege's third in a row) raised their record to 4-7. Rodriguez and Bishop Miege are on the road again on Friday to play Tonganoxie at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 35.47
Nathan Baxter Delivers Electric Performance Vs Gardner-Edgerton
Blue Valley Northwest had to settle for second on Friday, but Nathan Baxter sure wasn't going down easily. Nobody could stop Baxter as he threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns.
For the season, Baxter has thrown 16 touchdowns while averaging 147.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.63
John Tujague's Big Game Leads St. James Academy over Blue Valley North
John Tujague put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September on Friday. He picked up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 92 yards.
Unfortunately for Blue Valley North, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Tujague. When Tujague last faced the Mustangs back in October, he rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 25.65
Beashore Made His Presence Known in St. James Academy's 45-6 Victory
Another St. James Academy player making an appearance on this list is Tyson Beashore. He threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
This season, Beashore has thrown 13 touchdowns (and and only 2 picks) while averaging 208.9 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.20
Other Notable Players
- Jack Sells: 11 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 20.50)
- Trevor Garlington: 132 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.12)
- Teryn Jackson: 131 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.48)
- Lj Bowens: 97 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.97)
- Quin Myers: 87 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
