Central 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!
Jerick Humphreys Turns in Season-Best Effort
Jerick Humphreys produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Hesston to the win on Friday. Humphreys threw for 182 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 11-for-11 passing.
Humphreys and Hesston are taking a road trip to challenge Trinity Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup will pit Humphreys up against the Knights' star quarterback Zac Zimmerman. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 32.23
Wilson Came Up Big in Pratt's 42-12 Loss
Taye Wilson continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least two rushing touchdowns. He rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns.
The defeat snapped Pratt's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record. Wilson and Pratt are taking a road trip to face off against Phillipsburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.03
Hesston Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Asher Deutschendorf
Asher Deutschendorf's big game helped extend Hesston's winning streak to five on Friday. Deutschendorf was dynamite, picking up 124 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
For the year, Deutschendorf has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 87.2 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.65
Karter Gonzalez Makes It Three for Hesston
Another Hesston player making an appearance on this list is Karter Gonzalez. He wasn't messing around on Friday, rushing for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. The match was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season. His longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
For the season, Gonzalez has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 104 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he had six rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 29.08
Jimmy Gardner Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Jimmy Gardner of Larned. Gardner rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown.
Larned is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4. Gardner and Larned will head out on the road to take on Southwestern Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.75
Other Notable Players
- Nash Wray: 125 yards passing; 114 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.33)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
