South Central Border (8 Man) 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 Effort from Johnathan Schroeder Leads Oxford over Kiowa County
On Friday, Oxford got the W thanks in part to Johnathan Schroeder playing the best football he has all season. Schroeder rushed for 188 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 155 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win (which was Oxford's fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-1. Schroeder will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Udall on Friday.
Gamescore: 79.28
Cordell Jordan Goes Supernova in Oxford Win
Keeping Schroeder company is Cordell Jordan, a fellow Oxford player. He rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Jordan is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Udall on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Jordan saw the Eagles), he rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Gamescore: 65.87
Koop Came Up Big in West Elk's 56-0 Victory
Creyo Koop was instrumental in extending West Elk's winning streak to six on Friday. Nobody could stop Koop as he rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also caught a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Unfortunately for Sedan, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Koop. Koop rushed for 189 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry, and also picked up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Devils duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 62.58
Underclassman Cooper Criss Comes Up Big Against Central
While Friday's win was certainly a team effort, someone pulling more than their own weight was underclassman Cooper Criss. Nobody could stop he on Friday as he threw for 157 yards and four touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown.
On the season, Criss has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 164.2 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 11.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 24.17 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 41.05
Royce Potter Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Cedar Vale/Dexter got the W thanks in part to Royce Potter playing the best football he has all season. Potter rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also caught a touchdown. Cedar Vale/Dexter is undefeated when Potter posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
For the season, Potter has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 23 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.18
Other Notable Players
- Trent Haag: 97 yards passing; 55 yards rushing (Gamescore: 32.97)
- Carson Vineyard: 128 yards rushing (Gamescore: 32.52)
- Maverick Schalk: 95 yards receiving, 2 TDs ; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 30.43)
- Austin Johnson: 29 yards receiving; 80 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.85)
- Garett Usry: 1 TD ; 68 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.05)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
