North Central 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Jace Kent Leads Kirksville over Mexico
Jace Kent produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Kirksville to the win on Friday. Kent rushed for 289 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, 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 141 or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Kent might have his next game, a road matchup with Fulton, circled on his calendar. When Kent last faced the Hornets back in October of 2023, he rushed for 247 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 37 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 70.08
While Preston Wilder delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Fulton. Wilder turned in nothing short of a gem, making nine total tackles.
Fulton is on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Wilder and Fulton will head out on the road to challenge Kirksville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.35
Gabriel Defily Delivers Best Effort of Season
Fulton came up short on Friday despite Gabriel Defily delivering his best game to date. Defily picked up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the season, Defily has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 39.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.87
Peyton Hoover Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Mexico had to settle for second even though Peyton Hoover put up the best numbers he has all season. Hoover forced a fumble and made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
On the year, Hoover has averaged 6.4 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 20.71 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 32.14 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 24.10
A Season-Best Performance from Jaden Galbreath Leads Fulton over Marshall
Fulton came up short on Friday despite Jaden Galbreath delivering his best game to date. Galbreath threw for 100 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Galbreath has thrown 3 touchdowns while averaging 70.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.27
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