Big East 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!
Carter Hajek Delivers Electric Performance Vs Atchison County
Carter Hajek's big game helped extend Nemaha Central's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Hajek as he rushed for 97 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 210 yards and four touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making seven total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Nemaha Central pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Hajek and Nemaha Central will take on Fredonia/Elk Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 77.35
A Season-Best Performance from Jaxson Stevens Leads Royal Valley over Oskaloosa
On Friday, Royal Valley got the W thanks in part to Jaxson Stevens playing the best football he has all season. Stevens rushed for 228 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 77-yard run.
Royal Valley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Stevens will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Sabetha on Friday.
Gamescore: 55.10
Tayson Horak Delivers Best Performance of Season
Tayson Horak produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Rossville to the win on Friday. Horak threw for 166 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 passes, and also rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
Horak and Rossville will be playing at home against Wabaunsee at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last time Horak took on the Chargers, he threw for 166 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 passes, and also rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Can he match (or beat) that stellar performance?
Gamescore: 49.07
Andre Johnson Has Career Rushing Day
Andre Johnson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Rossville to the win on Friday. Johnson picked up 113 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 48 yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 65 yards.
Johnson and Rossville will be playing at home against Wabaunsee at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bulldogs got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Chargers, probably because Johnson had a solid game then too: he picked up 113 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 48 yards. Can he match (or beat) that stellar performance?
Gamescore: 48.50
Koltyn Kaniper posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long.
For the year, Kaniper has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 23.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 45.85
Other Notable Players
- Conner Bush: 21 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 41.40)
- Nolan Bausch: 121 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 39.70)
- Tristan Gorden: 115 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 26 yards receiving (Gamescore: 36.63)
- Garrett Metcalfe: 148 yards passing; 54 yards rushing (Gamescore: 30.32)
- Griffin Cumpton: 33 yards rushing; 1 TD receiving (Gamescore: 18.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
