Suburban - Gold 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!
Preston Hatfield Delivers Best Effort of Season
Lee's Summit was led to victory by Preston Hatfield, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hatfield rushed for 278 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 17.4 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards.
The win was the fifth in a row for Lee's Summit, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. Hatfield and Lee's Summit will be playing at home against Lee's Summit North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 73.95
Draivyn Colvin Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Friday, Staley had to settle for second even though Draivyn Colvin put up the best numbers he has all season. Colvin rushed for 198 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run.
Staley is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7. Colvin and Staley will be playing in front of their home fans against Raymore-Peculiar at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.48
Big Game from Layman As Lee's Summit Won 63-28
Another Lee's Summit player making an appearance on this list is Brayden Layman. He threw for 270 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
On the year, Layman has thrown 21 touchdowns while averaging 256.6 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 14.06 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 121.1 passer rating.
Gamescore: 31.90
A Season-Best Effort from Cirron Harrison Leads Lee's Summit North over Lee's Summit West
Cirron Harrison produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Lee's Summit North to the win on Friday. Harrison picked up 2.5 sacks, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles (4.0 for loss).
If the past is any indication, Harrison could be in store for another big game when he takes on Lee's Summit on Friday. Harrison picked up two sacks, forced two fumbles, and made three total tackles the last time he and the Tigers duked it out back in November of 2023.
Gamescore: 31.00
Karsten Fiene's Big Game Leads Lee's Summit over Staley
Another Lee's Summit player making an appearance on this list is Karsten Fiene. He picked up 140 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to receiving touchdowns, as he's now hauled in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
For the year, Fiene has caught 12 touchdowns while averaging 97.8 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 26.58
Other Notable Players
- Nathan Alexopoulos: 1 sack, 1 interception (1TD), and 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.75)
- Easton Goss: 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Zemar Cheatam: 110 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.88)
- Keiair Lewis: 4 sacks and 4 total tackles (Gamescore: 20.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
