Mississippi Valley 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!
Baruk Jonsson Goes Supernova in Mascoutah Victory
Starting off the list is Mascoutah's Baruk Jonsson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Jonsson rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 128 yards and a touchdown. Those 122 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
This season, Jonsson has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 113.7 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 32.43 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 69.86 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 35.43
Sean Murphy Makes It Two for Mascoutah
Keeping Jonsson company is Sean Murphy, a fellow Mascoutah player. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 112 rushing yards.
On the year, Murphy has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 128.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.60
Louis Yohannes Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Louis Yohannes posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Triad over Highland on Friday. Yohannes picked up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown. The performance also marked the most rushing yards (19) he has had since back in August of 2023.
Triad's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-1. Yohannes and Triad will square off against Civic Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 20.98
Lightner Posts Huge Game in 14-7 Defeat
Another Triad player making an appearance on this list is Owen Lightner. He picked up a sack and made eight total tackles. He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
This season, Lightner has averaged 8.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks.
Gamescore: 17.25
A Constellation of Stars for Mascoutah
Another Mascoutah player making an appearance on this list is Dorian Guerrier. He made 12 total tackles and defended two passes.
This year, Guerrier has averaged 8.7 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.57 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 16.50
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