Tri-Valley 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Mason Sterling Leads Humboldt over West Franklin
Humboldt was led to victory by Mason Sterling, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Sterling rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also picked up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
The victory for Humboldt keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Sterling and Humboldt will welcome Central Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 79.85
Humboldt Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Blake Ellis
Humboldt picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Blake Ellis. Ellis wasn't messing around, rushing for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 120 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes. The matchup was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns.
For the year, Ellis has thrown 11 touchdowns (and no picks) while averaging 134.9 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had nine rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 21.
Gamescore: 57.30
Neodesha was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Garrett Babcock did his best to prevent it. Despite the loss, Babcock was still balling out as he rushed for 153 yards and three touchdowns.
Neodesha dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Babcock will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Frontenac on Friday.
Gamescore: 50.05
Cole G. Mathes Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Humboldt got the W thanks in part to Cole G. Mathes playing the best football he has all season. G. Mathes rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also caught a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made four total tackles (3.0 for loss).
This season, G. Mathes has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 16.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 47.08
Tj Mills Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, Tj Mills posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Eureka over Central Heights on Friday. Mills rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 97-yard run.
This year, Mills has averaged 21.9 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 11.86 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.98
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
