North Central Missouri 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 Effort from Jace Kent Leads Kirksville over Mexico
On Friday, Kirksville got the W thanks in part to Jace Kent playing the best football he has all season. Kent rushed for 289 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.5 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 141 or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
If history really does repeat itself, Kent might just drop another big game when he faces off against Fulton on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Kent saw the Hornets), he rushed for 247 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 37 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 70.08
While Fulton might've come up empty on Friday, Preston Wilder wasn't going down without a fight. Wilder turned in nothing short of a gem, making nine total tackles.
Fulton is on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Wilder and Fulton will venture away from home to take on Kirksville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.35
Gabriel Defily Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Gabriel Defily posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Fulton over Marshall on Friday. Defily picked up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, Defily has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 39.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.87
Peyton Hoover Delivers Best Effort of Season
Mexico came up short on Friday despite Peyton Hoover delivering his best game to date. Hoover forced a fumble and made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
On the year, Hoover has averaged 6.4 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 20.71 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 32.14 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 24.10
A Season-Best Performance from Jaden Galbreath Leads Fulton over Marshall
Sadly, Jaden Galbreath posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Fulton over Marshall on Friday. Galbreath threw for 100 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Galbreath has thrown 3 touchdowns while averaging 70.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.27
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