Apollo 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!
Lucas Dyer Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Mahomet-Seymour's Lucas Dyer, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Dyer threw for 313 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.1 passing touchdowns per game.
Unfortunately for Mattoon, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Dyer. Dyer threw for 175 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes the last time he and the Greenwave duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 47.97
Big Game from Odam As Taylorville Won 35-23
Taylorville picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Baron Odam. Odam did his part (and then some), throwing for 185 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries for the 'W'. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 62 yards.
The win got Taylorville back to even at 4-4. Odam and Taylorville will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Waterloo at 1:00 p.m. on November 2nd.
Gamescore: 38.82
Keller Stocks' Big Game Leads Mt. Zion over Effingham
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Keller Stocks stepped things up a notch to give Mt. Zion the 'W'. Effingham had no answer to Stocks as he threw for 357 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes.
For the season, Stocks has thrown 22 touchdowns while averaging 212.9 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.75 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 47.38 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 38.60
Owen Mateer Delivers Best Performance of Season
Taylorville was led to victory by Owen Mateer, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mateer rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Mateer has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 59.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.60
Mahomet-Seymour Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Ray Long
Ray Long was instrumental in extending Mahomet-Seymour's winning streak to five on Friday. Long was unstoppable, picking up 145 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 54 yards.
For the season, Long has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 94.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 32.75
Other Notable Players
- Jacob Harvey: 109 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.65)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
