Eastern Kansas 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!
Tate Nagy Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Blue Valley West got the W thanks in part to Tate Nagy playing the best football he has all season. Nagy threw for 285 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 55 yards.
Nagy is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Blue Valley Southwest on Thursday. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Nagy saw the Timberwolves), he rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 181 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 43.70
Nathan Baxter Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Nathan Baxter posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Blue Valley Northwest over Blue Valley West on Friday. Baxter rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns.
The defeat snapped Blue Valley Northwest's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record. Baxter and Blue Valley Northwest will take on Blue Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 43.60
Blue Valley Southwest had to settle for second on Friday, but Ryan Specht sure wasn't going down easily. Nobody could stop Specht as he made 14 total tackles.
If history really does repeat itself, Specht might just drop another big game when he faces off against Blue Valley West on Thursday. Specht picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss) the last time he and the Jaguars duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 41.03
Big Game from Keuwo As Blue Valley Southwest Fell 59-28
Keeping Specht company is Angelo Keuwo, a fellow Blue Valley Southwest player. He rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 58 receiving yards and a touchdown.incredibly, Keuwo got all that yardage with just one huge grab
On the season, Keuwo has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 29.8 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had two rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to six.
Gamescore: 34.38
Lj Bowens Goes Supernova in Blue Valley Northwest Loss
Another Blue Valley Northwest player making an appearance on this list is Lj Bowens. He rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 52 yards.
On the year, Bowens has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 128.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.88
Other Notable Players
- Tate Miller: 36 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.93)
- Marco Rodriguez: 215 yards passing; 41 yards rushing (Gamescore: 22.93)
- Lark Anderson: 147 yards passing; 40 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.40)
- Sam Niesen: (Gamescore: 20.05)
- Sam Clay: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
