Hi-Plains 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Timothy Johnson Leads Lakin over Hoisington
On Friday, Lakin had to settle for second even though Timothy Johnson put up the best numbers he has all season. Johnson picked up 91 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 60 yards.
This season, Johnson has caught those 3 touchdowns while averaging 15.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.60
Lakin Gets a Boost from Rider in 48-31 Defeat
Keeping Johnson company is Ross Rider, a fellow Lakin player. He rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
For the season, Rider has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 9.7 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 0.83 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.83
Gonzalez Came Up Big in Stanton County's 63-14 Loss
While Stanton County might've come up empty on Friday, Arihm Gonzalez wasn't going down without a fight. Gonzalez was unstoppable, rushing for 81 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 74 yards.
Stanton County's loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5. Gonzalez and Stanton County will face off against Plainville/Natoma on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.25
Southwestern Heights was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Luis Martinez did his best to prevent it. Martinez was unstoppable, picking up 43 receiving yards, while also rushing for 37 yards.
Southwestern Heights is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. Martinez and Southwestern Heights will head out to challenge Cimarron at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 19.02
Angel Puentes Makes It Two for Southwestern Heights
Keeping Martinez company is Angel Puentes, a fellow Southwestern Heights player. He picked up a sack and made ten total tackles.
For the season, Puentes has averaged 6.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 17.25
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
