Midwest 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!
Jonathan Pearson Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Tri-County's Jonathan Pearson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Pearson rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (102). That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
If history really does repeat itself, Pearson might just drop another big game when he faces off against Bowman Academy on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Pearson saw the Eagles), he rushed for 171 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Gamescore: 46.63
A Season-Best Effort from Connor Huber Leads West Central over Faith Christian
West Central was led to victory by Connor Huber, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Huber picked up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 35 yards.
The victory was the third in a row for West Central, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. Huber and West Central will challenge Frontier at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 25.45
Drea Villarreal Makes It Two for West Central
Another West Central player making an appearance on this list is Drea Villarreal. He rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown.
Villarreal and West Central will welcome Frontier at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last time Villarreal took on the Falcons, he rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 25.25
Kaiden Gutwein Has Career-Day on Friday
On Friday, West Central got the W thanks in part to Kaiden Gutwein playing the best football he has all season. Gutwein rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This season, Gutwein has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 15.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.68
Colton Marks Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Colton Marks of South Newton. Marks picked up 115 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 78 yards.
South Newton is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4. Marks and South Newton will face off against Park Tudor at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.83
Other Notable Players
- Lucas Bogucki: 55 yards rushing; 50 yards receiving (Gamescore: 19.78)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
