Greater Wichita City 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!
Darius Rogers Turns in Season-Best Effort
Darius Rogers produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Heights to the win on Friday. Rogers rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, and also picked up 142 receiving yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest reception was for an incredible 81 yards.
This year, Rogers has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 37 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: 67.37
Big Game from Fast As Northwest Won 62-8
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Augie Fast stepped things up a notch to give Northwest the 'W'. Nobody could stop Fast as he rushed for 216 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
Northwest's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Fast and Northwest will venture away from home to challenge Eisenhower at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 50.00
Jaylen Mason Goes Supernova in Northwest Win
Keeping Fast company is Jaylen Mason, a fellow Northwest player. He threw for 161 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
For the season, Mason has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 172.3 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to eight.
Gamescore: 41.03
Marcus Johnson Puts an End to Southeast's Losing Streak on Friday
Marcus Johnson helped snap Southeast's 14-game losing streak dating back to last season. Johnson did his part (and then some), picking up three sacks and making ten total tackles (6.0 for loss) for the 'W'.
Southeast's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-6. It'll be Northside v. Southside when their and North meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.50
Other Notable Players
- Maurice Mansaw: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.75)
- Isaiah Dupree: 103 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.07)
- Griffin Baker: 76 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.85)
- Zane Masterson: 161 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.73)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
