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!
Andruw Ellis was a major factor in Roxana's victory over Marquette Catholic on Friday. Ellis turned in nothing short of a gem, forcing a fumble and making two total tackles. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 68 yards.
Roxana's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Ellis and Roxana will take on Tolono Unity at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 48.00
A Season-Best Effort from Preston Baker Leads Breese Central over Herrin
Preston Baker produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Breese Central to the win on Friday. Baker threw for 236 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The effort also marked the most rushing yards (29) he has had since back in August. He has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last eight times he's played.
Herrin had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Baker it was a similar story. Baker threw for 347 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 16.5 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 31 yards the last time he and the Tigers duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 44.53
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Logan Hicks stepped things up a notch to give Columbia the 'W'. Hicks was dynamite, picking up 71 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 57 yards.
This season, Hicks has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 36.2 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 20.89 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 57 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 30.52
John Higgins' Big Game Leads Freeburg over Priory
John Higgins posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
This year, Higgins has averaged 33 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.98
Other Notable Players
- Jase Nelson: 99 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.95)
- Carter Deien: 96 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.68)
- Kameron Biggs: 72 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
