Ozark Highlands 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!
Josh Harvath Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Warsaw got the W thanks in part to Josh Harvath playing the best football he has all season. Harvath rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.1 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 107 or more in the last three games he's played.
The win for Warsaw keeps them at an undefeated 8-0. Harvath and Warsaw are taking a road trip to square off against Pleasant Hope/Halfway at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 51.80
Sherwood found a leader in Eli Ferrell as the team took down Lone Jack/Kingsville on Friday. Lone Jack/Kingsville had no answer to Ferrell as he made three total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The victory got Sherwood back to even at 4-4. Ferrell and Sherwood will take on Versailles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 50.10
Long Posts Huge Game in 14-8 Victory
Butler took down Windsor on Friday, a win that might not have happened without Kellen Long's performance. Windsor had no answer to Long as he rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
The victory got Butler back to even at 4-4. Long will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against El Dorado Springs on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.93
Luke Mainard Makes It Two for Sherwood
The second Sherwood player making an appearance here is Luke Mainard, and for good reason. He picked up 29 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Mainard has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 49.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 27.63 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.07
Warsaw Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Garrett Ferguson
Garrett Ferguson's big game helped extend Warsaw's winning streak to eight on Friday. Nobody could stop Ferguson as he rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry.
On the year, Ferguson has averaged 76.6 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he had seven rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 12.
Gamescore: 28.50
Other Notable Players
- Jake Chandler: 52 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.67)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
