North Central 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!
Jace Kent Delivers Best Performance of Season
Jace Kent produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Kirksville to the win on Friday. Kent rushed for 289 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 141 or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
If the past is any indication, Kent could be in store for another big game when he takes on Fulton on Friday. Kent rushed for 247 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 37 receiving yards the last time he and the Hornets duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 70.08
While Fulton might've come up empty on Friday, Preston Wilder wasn't going down without a fight. Wilder turned in nothing short of a gem, making nine total tackles.
Fulton is on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Wilder and Fulton will challenge Kirksville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.35
A Season-Best Effort from Gabriel Defily Leads Fulton over Marshall
Fulton came up short on Friday despite Gabriel Defily delivering his best game to date. Defily picked up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Defily will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Kirksville on Friday. The Hornets had to take a loss when they last met the Tigers, but Defily had little to do with the loss: he picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 28.87
Peyton Hoover Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Peyton Hoover posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Mexico over Kirksville on Friday. Hoover forced a fumble and made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Mexico's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-4. Hoover and Mexico will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on MICDS at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 24.10
Jaden Galbreath Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, Jaden Galbreath posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Fulton over Marshall on Friday. Galbreath threw for 100 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Galbreath has thrown 3 touchdowns while averaging 70.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.27
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