Big East 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 Carter Hajek Leads Nemaha Central over Royal Valley
On Friday, Nemaha Central got the W thanks in part to Carter Hajek playing the best football he has all season. Hajek's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 11th straight game with at least 104 rushing yards dating back to last season. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Unfortunately for Royal Valley, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Hajek. Hajek rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 123 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Panthers duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 122.52
Rossville Gets a Boost from Horak in 28-0 Victory
Tayson Horak was instrumental in extending Rossville's winning streak to four on Friday. Horak turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 119 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making two total tackles and defending three passes.
This season, Horak has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 121.2 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 66 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 105.67 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 33.33
Tucker Holthaus Puts an End to Jefferson West's Losing Streak on Friday
Jefferson West's six-game losing streak is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Tucker Holthaus. Atchison County had no answer to Holthaus on Friday as he picked up 38 receiving yards, and also threw for 11 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Holthaus has thrown 3 touchdowns while averaging 67.9 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.55
Conner Bush Makes It Two for Rossville
Another Rossville player making an appearance on this list is Conner Bush. He rushed for 54 yards on only five carries.
On the season, Bush has averaged 66.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 11.17 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.80
Other Notable Players
- Bronzen Rush: 65 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.68)
- Abram Keim: 17 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.50)
- Osiris Unruh: 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 17.65)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
