Cahokia - Mississippi 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!
Kaden Rakers Goes Supernova in Breese Central Victory
Kaden Rakers was instrumental in extending Breese Central's winning streak to eight on Friday. Columbia had no answer to Rakers as he picked up 54 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown.
Unfortunately for Columbia, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Rakers. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Rakers saw the Eagles), he rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 62 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 39.50
Roxana found a leader in Mason Crump as the squad took down East Alton-Wood River on Friday. East Alton-Wood River had no answer to Crump as he made 12 total tackles.
This season, Crump has averaged 2.1 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 13.13 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 75.25 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 36.13
Max Autery's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Max Autery posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
On the season, Autery has averaged 10.4 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 2.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 9.63 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 34.15
Columbia had to settle for second on Friday, but Logan Hicks sure wasn't going down easily. Breese Central had no answer to Hicks as he rushed for 20 yards.
Columbia's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-3. Hicks and Columbia will square off against Jersey at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.82
Other Notable Players
- Marshall Adams: 2 sacks and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.25)
- Preston Baker: 280 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.37)
- Aj Vahlkamp: 52 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.00)
- John Higgins: 64 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 51 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.65)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
