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!
Lucas Dyer Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Mahomet-Seymour's Lucas Dyer, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Dyer threw for 313 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.1 passing touchdowns per game.
Dyer must have Mattoon's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Dyer saw the Greenwave), he threw for 175 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Gamescore: 47.97
Odam Made His Presence Known in Taylorville's 35-23 Win
Taylorville picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Baron Odam. Nobody could stop Odam as he threw for 185 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 62 yards.
This year, Odam has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 163.5 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.63 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 66.75 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 38.82
Big Game from Stocks As Mt. Zion Won 28-0
Keller Stocks was a major factor in Mt. Zion's victory over Effingham on Friday. Stocks was unstoppable, throwing for 357 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes.
For the season, Stocks has thrown 22 touchdowns while averaging 212.9 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 4.95 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 107.24 passer rating.
Gamescore: 38.60
A Season-Best Performance from Owen Mateer Leads Taylorville over Charleston
Owen Mateer produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Taylorville to the win on Friday. Mateer rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This year, Mateer has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 59.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.60
Ray Long Makes It Two for Mahomet-Seymour
The second Mahomet-Seymour player making an appearance here is Ray Long, and for good reason. He picked up 145 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 54 yards.
On the year, Long has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 94.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after three games last season, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 32.75
Other Notable Players
- Jacob Harvey: 109 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.65)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
