This Week's Top Player Performances from Across the League
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!
Jerick Humphreys Goes Supernova in Hesston Victory
Starting off the list is Hesston's Jerick Humphreys, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Humphreys rushed for 71 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 218 yards and one TD while completing 90% of his passes.
Looking ahead, Humphreys and Hesston will be playing in front of their home fans against Nickerson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last time Humphreys took on the Panthers, he threw for 173 yards and three TDs on only 12 passes. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 51.33
Zorn Came Up Big in Halstead's 49-0 Victory
Edric Zorn posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 52 yards.
Zorn must have Nickerson's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Zorn picked up 74 receiving yards and one score, and also rushed for 73 yards on only six carries the last time he and the Panthers duked it out back in September of 2024.
Gamescore: 44.97
Underclassman Cade Liggett Major Player in Pratt Win
It was an underclassman who stole the show on Friday as Cade Liggett came into the matchup on a mission. Larned had no answer to Liggett as he rushed for 104 yards and one score on only 11 carries, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and one TD.
Pratt now has a winning record of 2-1. Coming up, Liggett and the Greenbacks will head out on the road to face off against Chaparral at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.07
Noah Diehl Makes It Two for Halstead
The second Halstead player making an appearance here is Noah Diehl, and for good reason. He picked up 131 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 74 yards.
For the year, Diehl has averaged 3.7 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 33.27
Wilson Made His Presence Known in Hesston's 57-29 Victory
Another Hesston player making an appearance on this list is Blayne Wilson. He rushed for 109 yards and a pair of scores on only 14 carries. Wilson is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 109 every time he's taken the field this season.
For the year, Wilson has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 127 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after three games last season, he was only averaging 6.67 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.57
Other Notable Players
- Jack Opat: 109 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.15)
- Damien Whillock: 167 yards passing (Gamescore: 19.73)
- Cayden Cornejo: 2 sacks and 5 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Cresten Pore: (Gamescore: 17.83)
- Caleb Strong: 89 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.32)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
