Eastern Missouri 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!
Mcroberts Jr. Made His Presence Known in Wright City's 33-28 Defeat
Starting off the list is Wright City's Duan McRoberts Jr., who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. McRoberts Jr. rushed for 253 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry, and also threw for 41 yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 86-yard run.
McRoberts Jr. is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against North Callaway on Friday. When McRoberts Jr. last faced the Thunderbirds back in October of 2023, he rushed for 229 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 87 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Gamescore: 70.78
Jacob Hogue Turns in Season-Best Effort
Jacob Hogue produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Montgomery County to the win on Friday. Hogue picked up 180 receiving yards, and also rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown.
Unfortunately for Wright City, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Hogue. Hogue rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes the last time he and Wright City duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 47.90
Jaiden Galbreath and Co. Win Fourth in a Row
Jaiden Galbreath was instrumental in extending North Callaway's winning streak to four on Friday. Galbreath turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 187 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.
Galbreath and North Callaway will face off against Wright City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Galbreath will face off against Duan McRoberts Jr., the Wildcats' star running back. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 39.80
Big Game from Pontius As South Callaway Won 49-8
Graden Pontius was instrumental in extending South Callaway's winning streak to six on Friday. Pontius did his part (and then some), rushing for 92 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also throwing for 116 yards and two touchdowns for the 'W'.
South Callaway's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Pontius and South Callaway will square off against Tipton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.43
Adrian Combs Delivers Best Effort of Season
Montgomery County was led to victory by Adrian Combs, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Combs rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 373 yards and a touchdown. He is becoming a predictor of Montgomery County's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 0-5 when he doesn't).
For the year, Combs has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 185.9 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 21.88 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.47
Other Notable Players
- Nathan Hecktor: 56 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 28.58)
- Kolton Adrian: 2 TDs ; 31 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.72)
- Gaven Gaston: 94 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.50)
- Ethan Munford: 115 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.60)
- Nathan Twitchell: 57 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
