Apollo 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!
Mt. Zion Gets a Boost from Stocks in 42-10 Victory
Starting off the list is Mt. Zion's Keller Stocks, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Stocks threw for 235 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 51 yards on only six carries.
This year, Stocks has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 192.3 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.86 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 50.57 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 42.17
Mahomet-Seymour Wins Fourth-Straight Thanks to Lucas Dyer
Lucas Dyer's big game helped extend Mahomet-Seymour's winning streak to four on Friday. Nobody could stop Dyer as he threw for 331 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per attempt.
Effingham had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Dyer it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Dyer saw the Hearts), he threw for 350 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.6 yards per attempt.
Gamescore: 39.67
Cale Kimbro Has Career Rushing Day
Cale Kimbro posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made 19 total tackles and defended a pass.
This season, Kimbro has averaged 13 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 7.29 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 19 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 29.42
Kaden Becker Delivers Best Performance of Season
Mt. Zion was led to victory by Kaden Becker, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Becker rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also picked up 30 receiving yards.
This season, Becker has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 24.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.32
Odam Made His Presence Known in Taylorville's 21-7 Victory
Rounding off our Top Five is Baron Odam of Taylorville. Odam rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 92 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Odam has thrown 12 touchdowns while averaging 160.4 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 7.26 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 102.44 passer rating.
Gamescore: 28.43
Other Notable Players
- Jacob Harvey: 94 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.95)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
