Midwest 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!
Kevin Martinez Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Tri-County's Kevin Martinez, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Martinez rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Tri-County's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. Martinez and Tri-County will face off against North White at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 60.95
Jonathan Pearson's Big Game Leads Tri-County over North Newton
Keeping Martinez company is Jonathan Pearson, a fellow Tri-County player. He rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 114 rushing yards.
North Newton's probably not too fond of Pearson given he always seems to get the better of them. When Pearson last faced the Spartans back in October of 2023, he rushed for 123 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Gamescore: 53.95
Christian Hughes Goes Supernova in West Central Win
West Central found a leader in Christian Hughes as the squad took down North White on Friday. Hughes was dynamite, rushing for 66 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
West Central is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. They and LaVille are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.07
Ephraim Boles Turns in Season-Best Effort
Tri-County was led to victory by Ephraim Boles, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Boles picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
On the season, Boles has averaged 7.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 4.89 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 28.25
Drea Villarreal Makes It Two for West Central
Another West Central player making an appearance on this list is Drea Villarreal. He rushed for 41 yards.
This season, Villarreal has averaged 90.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 16.78 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.63
Other Notable Players
- Lucas Bogucki: 92 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 21 yards receiving (Gamescore: 24.78)
- Corbin Laffoon: 65 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
