Tri-Valley 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!
Blake Ellis Has Career-Day on Friday
Starting off the list is Humboldt's Blake Ellis, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Ellis rushed for 193 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 183 yards and two touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run.
The victory for Humboldt keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. Ellis and Humboldt will welcome Bluestem at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 75.45
Ramey Came Up Big in Neodesha's 49-34 Win
Cole Ramey posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He picked up 76 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 70 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 57 yards.
On the year, Ramey has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 83.2 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 53.23
Peyton Hare Delivers Electric Performance Vs Bluestem
Peyton Hare was a major factor in Eureka's victory over Bluestem on Friday. Nobody could stop Hare as he rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 21 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 96 yards.
Eureka's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Hare and Eureka will challenge West Franklin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 51.25
Colten Neal Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Sadly, Colten Neal posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Bluestem over Eureka on Friday. Neal rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (104.2) per game. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Bluestem is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4. Neal and Bluestem will challenge Humboldt at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.30
J'vonte White Makes It Two for Neodesha
Another Neodesha player making an appearance on this list is J'Vonte White. He picked up 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 63 yards.
This season, White has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 33.5 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 7.75 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 43 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 37.77
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
