Central 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!
Zac Zimmerman's Big Game Leads Trinity Academy over Belle Plaine
Starting off the list is Trinity Academy's Zac Zimmerman, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Zimmerman threw for 413 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes. His passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 320 passing yards.
For the season, Zimmerman has thrown 18 touchdowns (and and only 2 picks) while averaging 353.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 46.63
Cooper Garrison Delivers Best Effort of Season
Trinity Academy was led to victory by Cooper Garrison, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Garrison picked up 200 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
For the year, Garrison has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 96.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.50
Conway Springs Wins 16th-Straight Thanks to Isaac Winter
Conway Springs picked up their 16th consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Isaac Winter. Winter was unstoppable, rushing for 163 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Winter must have Trinity's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Winter rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries the last time he and the Celtics duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 43.90
Ruiz Made His Presence Known in Medicine Lodge's 33-26 Defeat
Medicine Lodge had to settle for second on Friday, but Keveon Ruiz sure wasn't going down easily. Sterling had no answer to Ruiz as he rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 129 yards and a touchdown. Ruiz also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making two total tackles and defending two passes.
For the year, Ruiz has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 173 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had five passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 31.95
Seth Dugan Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Garden Plain got the W thanks in part to Seth Dugan playing the best football he has all season. Dugan rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023.
Garden Plain now has a winning record of 3-2. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Owls takes on Kingman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.48
Other Notable Players
- Emrick Hays: 87 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 28.80)
- Kyler Moore: 78 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.38)
- Logan Osner: 39 yards passing; 125 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.60)
- Zayne Keller: 17 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.25)
- Brady Brack: 74 yards passing; 56 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.13)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
