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!
Christopher Aiello Goes Supernova in Blue Valley Win
Starting off the list is Blue Valley's Christopher Aiello, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Aiello threw for 353 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt. What's more, he also racked up 20 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in October of 2023.
Blue Valley's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Aiello and Blue Valley will square off against St. James Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.43
A Season-Best Performance from Dawson Merritt Leads Blue Valley over Bishop Miege
Dawson Merritt produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Blue Valley to the win on Friday. Merritt wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks, forcing two fumbles, and making nine total tackles. The match was his fourth straight with five or more total tackles.
This year, Merritt has averaged 7.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had three sacks.
Gamescore: 32.75
Lark Anderson Delivers Electric Performance Vs Saint Thomas Aquinas
While Blue Valley North might've come up empty on Friday, Lark Anderson wasn't going down without a fight. Despite the loss, Anderson was still balling out as he threw for 198 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 67 yards on only eight carries.
Blue Valley North is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7. Anderson and Blue Valley North will take on De Soto at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.30
Lj Bowens Puts an End to Blue Valley Northwest's Losing Streak on Friday
Lj Bowens helped snap Blue Valley Northwest's three-game losing streak. Blue Valley Southwest had no answer to Bowens on Friday as he rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
For the year, Bowens has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 111.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.80
Trevor Garlington Turns in Season-Best Performance
Blue Valley Northwest was led to victory by Trevor Garlington, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Garlington picked up 113 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 81 yards.
This season, Garlington has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 73.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.63
Other Notable Players
- Jack Sells: 2 sacks and 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.00)
- Tate Nagy: 196 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 21.67)
- Jackson Hopper: 79 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.43)
- Ford Bevins: 102 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 19.10)
- Hendricks Hildebrand: 2 sacks and 4 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
