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.
Mattoon had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Dyer it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Dyer saw the Greenwave), he threw for 175 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Gamescore: 47.97
Odam Made His Presence Known in Taylorville's 35-23 Win
Baron Odam was instrumental in extending Taylorville's winning streak to three on Friday. Nobody could stop Odam as he threw for 185 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 62 yards.
This year, Odam has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 163.5 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 38.82
Keller Stocks' Big Game Leads Mt. Zion over Effingham
Mt. Zion found a leader in Keller Stocks as the team took down Effingham on Friday. Stocks was unstoppable, throwing for 357 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes.
For the year, Stocks has thrown 22 touchdowns while averaging 212.9 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 0.75 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 47.38 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 38.60
Owen Mateer Turns in Season-Best Performance
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's big game helped extend Mahomet-Seymour's winning streak to five on Friday. Long was dynamite, picking up 145 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big 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 was only averaging 35.33 receiving yards per game.
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
