Eastern 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!
Mcroberts Jr. Posts Huge Game in 33-28 Defeat
Starting off the list is Wright City's Duan McRoberts Jr., who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. McRoberts Jr. rushed for 253 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry, and also threw for 41 yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 86-yard run.
McRoberts Jr. might have his next game, a road matchup with North Callaway, circled on his calendar. Back in October of 2023 (the last time McRoberts Jr. saw the Thunderbirds), he rushed for 229 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 87 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Gamescore: 70.78
Jacob Hogue Delivers Best Performance of Season
Jacob Hogue produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Montgomery County to the win on Friday. Hogue picked up 180 receiving yards, and also rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown.
Unfortunately for Wright City, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Hogue. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Hogue saw Wright City), he rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Gamescore: 47.90
Jaiden Galbreath Delivers Electric Performance Vs Van-Far
North Callaway picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jaiden Galbreath. Nobody could stop Galbreath as he rushed for 187 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.
For the season, Galbreath has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 128 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.80
South Callaway Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Graden Pontius
Graden Pontius's big game helped extend South Callaway's winning streak to six on Friday. Nobody could stop Pontius as he rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 116 yards and two touchdowns.
South Callaway's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Pontius and South Callaway will challenge Tipton on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.43
A Season-Best Performance from Adrian Combs Leads Montgomery County over Wright City
Adrian Combs produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Montgomery County to the win on Friday. Combs rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 373 yards and a touchdown. Montgomery County is 2-1 when Combs posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-5 otherwise.
For the year, Combs has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 185.9 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 21.88 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.47
Other Notable Players
- Nathan Hecktor: 56 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 28.58)
- Kolton Adrian: 2 TDs ; 31 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.72)
- Gaven Gaston: 94 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.50)
- Ethan Munford: 115 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.60)
- Nathan Twitchell: 57 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
