Freelance 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 Chase Jansen Leads Mater Dei over St. Teresa
Sadly, Chase Jansen posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Mater Dei over St. Teresa on Friday. Jansen threw for 270 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 30 yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Jansen has thrown 12 touchdowns while averaging 148.8 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 47.60
Dierre Hill Jr Goes Supernova in Althoff Catholic Win
Althoff Catholic picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Dierre Hill Jr. Hill Jr was dynamite, rushing for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also picking up 72 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Granite City had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Hill Jr it was a similar story. When Hill Jr last faced the Warriors back in October of 2023, he rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 45.08
Elliott Rakers Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Mater Dei had to settle for second even though Elliott Rakers put up the best numbers he has all season. Rakers picked up 131 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the season, Rakers has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 46.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.60
Holden Jacobsen Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Holden Jacobsen posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. He has become a key player for Red Hill: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
This year, Jacobsen has averaged 25.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.68
Devin Habermehl Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Devin Habermehl posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Collinsville over Cahokia on Friday. Habermehl made 23 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
For the year, Habermehl has averaged 9.5 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging four receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 15.38 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 32.95
Other Notable Players
- Jayden Ellington: 265 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 30.47)
- Charleston Coldon: 95 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.42)
- Carter Murphy: 72 yards receiving; 66 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.57)
- Brett Hilmes: 125 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.28)
- Terion Wilbourn: 100 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
