Hi-Plains 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!
Timothy Johnson Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Lakin had to settle for second even though Timothy Johnson put up the best numbers he has all season. Johnson picked up 91 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 60 yards.
On the season, Johnson has caught those 3 touchdowns while averaging 15.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.60
Big Game from Rider As Lakin Fell 48-31
Keeping Johnson company is Ross Rider, a fellow Lakin player. He rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
On the season, Rider has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 9.7 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.83 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.83
Gonzalez Made His Presence Known in Stanton County's 63-14 Defeat
Stanton County was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Arihm Gonzalez did his best to prevent it. Despite the defeat, Gonzalez was still balling out as he rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run.
Stanton County's loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5. Gonzalez and Stanton County will square off against Plainville/Natoma on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.25
Southwestern Heights was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Luis Martinez did his best to prevent it. Martinez was unstoppable, picking up 43 receiving yards, while also rushing for 37 yards.
Southwestern Heights is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. Martinez and Southwestern Heights will venture away from home to face off against Cimarron at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 19.02
Angel Puentes Makes It Two for Southwestern Heights
Keeping Martinez company is Angel Puentes, a fellow Southwestern Heights player. He picked up a sack and made ten total tackles.
On the year, Puentes has averaged 6.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 17.25
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
