Freelance 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!
Chase Jansen Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Mater Dei had to settle for second even though Chase Jansen put up the best numbers he has all season. Jansen threw for 270 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 30 yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Jansen has thrown 12 touchdowns while averaging 148.8 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 47.60
Hill Jr Came Up Big in Althoff Catholic's 56-6 Victory
Althoff Catholic picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Dierre Hill Jr. Hill Jr was unstoppable, rushing for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also picking up 72 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Granite City had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Hill Jr it was a similar story. When Hill Jr last faced the Warriors back in October of 2023, he rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 45.08
Elliott Rakers Delivers Best Effort of Season
Mater Dei came up short on Friday despite Elliott Rakers delivering his best game to date. Rakers picked up 131 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Rakers has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 46.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.60
Holden Jacobsen's Big Game Leads Red Hill over Massac County/Joppa-Maple Grove
Holden Jacobsen posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. He has become a key player for Red Hill: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
This season, Jacobsen has averaged 25.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.68
A Season-Best Performance from Devin Habermehl Leads Collinsville over Cahokia
On Friday, Collinsville had to settle for second even though Devin Habermehl put up the best numbers he has all season. Habermehl made 23 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
On the season, Habermehl has averaged 9.5 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging four receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 15.38 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 32.95
Other Notable Players
- Jayden Ellington: 265 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 30.47)
- Charleston Coldon: 95 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.42)
- Carter Murphy: 72 yards receiving; 66 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.57)
- Brett Hilmes: 125 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.28)
- Terion Wilbourn: 100 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
