Ozark Highlands 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 Josh Harvath Leads Warsaw over Midway
On Friday, Warsaw got the W thanks in part to Josh Harvath playing the best football he has all season. Harvath rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 107 or more in the last three games he's played.
The win for Warsaw keeps them at an undefeated 8-0. Harvath and Warsaw will head out on the road to face off against Pleasant Hope/Halfway at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 51.80
Sherwood found a leader in Eli Ferrell as the team took down Lone Jack/Kingsville on Friday. Nobody could stop Ferrell as he made three total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The win got Sherwood back to even at 4-4. Ferrell and Sherwood will face off against Versailles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 50.10
Long Made His Presence Known in Butler's 14-8 Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Kellen Long stepped things up a notch to give Butler the 'W'. Long turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 112 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
The win got Butler back to even at 4-4. Long and Butler will be playing in front of their home fans against El Dorado Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.93
Luke Mainard Makes It Two for Sherwood
The second Sherwood player making an appearance here is Luke Mainard, and for good reason. He picked up 29 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This year, Mainard has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 49.5 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 27.63 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.07
Warsaw Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Garrett Ferguson
Warsaw picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Garrett Ferguson. Midway had no answer to Ferguson as he rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry.
This year, Ferguson has averaged 76.6 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had seven rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 12.
Gamescore: 28.50
Other Notable Players
- Jake Chandler: 52 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.67)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
