A-8 Plains (8 Man) Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Jaxon Carlson Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Sedgwick County was led to victory by Jaxon Carlson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Carlson rushed for 310 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 75 yards and two touchdowns. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (104.2) per game. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 86-yard run.
Carlson must have Dayspring Christian Academy's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. When Carlson last faced the Eagles back in October of 2023, he rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 130 yards and a touchdown on only eight passes.
Gamescore: 88.20
Grant Statz Goes Supernova in Haxtun Victory
Grant Statz's big game helped extend Haxtun's winning streak to five on Friday. Nobody could stop Statz as he rushed for 128 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries.
Haxtun's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Statz and Haxtun will square off against Akron at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 63.90
Ryland Wolff Makes It Two for Haxtun
Another Haxtun player making an appearance on this list is Ryland Wolff. He made eight total tackles.
If the past is any indication, Wolff could be in store for another big game when he takes on Akron on Friday. When Wolff last faced the Rams back in September of 2023, he forced a fumble and made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 34.00
Another Haxtun player making an appearance on this list is Zach Statz. He rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
For the year, Statz has averaged 25.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.57
Big Game from Harris As Sedgwick County Won 46-23
Another Sedgwick County player making an appearance on this list is Owen Harris. He rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Harris has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 47.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 26.80
Other Notable Players
- Elijah Martin: 99 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.38)
- Brady Mollendor: 44 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
