Great West 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!
Korbin Johnson Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Starting off the list is Holcomb's Korbin Johnson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Johnson rushed for 250 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, and also picked up 59 receiving yards, 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 136 or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
The win (which was Holcomb's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1. Johnson and Holcomb will look to defend their home field on Friday against Scott at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 72.45
Mccoy Nash Turns in Season-Best Effort
Cimarron was led to victory by McCoy Nash, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Nash rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 56 receiving yards.
The victory snapped Cimarron's winning streak at six games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-4 record. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Bluejays faces off against Hugoton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.87
Ulysses was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Preston Hittle did his best to prevent it. Despite the defeat, Hittle was still balling out as he made five total tackles.
Ulysses is on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5. Hittle and Ulysses will take on Guymon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.50
A Season-Best Effort from Julian Meraz Leads Ulysses over Goodland
On Friday, Ulysses had to settle for second even though Julian Meraz put up the best numbers he has all season. Meraz picked up 96 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Meraz has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 52.8 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 30.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.82
Kopper Made His Presence Known in Cimarron's 33-8 Win
Cimarron's six-game losing streak dating back to last season is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Trace Kopper. Nobody could stop Kopper on Friday as he rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 102 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Kopper has thrown 2 touchdowns while averaging 88 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.60
Other Notable Players
- Keegan Johnson: 169 yards passing; 2 TDs rushing (Gamescore: 30.17)
- Tyce Perez: 265 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.07)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
