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!
Lucas Meyer Goes Supernova in Heights Loss
Starting off the list is Heights's Lucas Meyer, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Meyer rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
South had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Meyer it was a similar story. When Meyer last faced the Titans back in September of 2023, he rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
Gamescore: 41.18
Southeast had to settle for second on Friday, but Marcus Johnson sure wasn't going down easily. Johnson was unstoppable, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Southeast is on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6. Johnson and Southeast will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against West at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 33.75
Rogers Made His Presence Known in Heights' 55-42 Loss
Another Heights player making an appearance on this list is Darius Rogers. He rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
On the year, Rogers has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 56.8 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 28.10
Mason Came Up Big in Northwest's 38-17 Loss
Northwest had to settle for second on Friday, but Jaylen Mason sure wasn't going down easily. Despite the defeat, Mason was still balling out as he rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 113 yards on five of 18 attempts.
Northwest's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-1. It'll be Northside v. Southside when their and South meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.53
Wayman Kidd Delivers Electric Performance Vs Louisburg
Rounding off our Top Five is Wayman Kidd of West. Kidd made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
West dropped their record down to 2-4 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Their and Southeast will meet in a classic East v. West matchup at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 22.25
Other Notable Players
- Maurice Mansaw: 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Ja'Mari Bland: 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
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