Greater Wichita City 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!
Lucas Meyer Delivers Electric Performance Vs South
Starting off the list is Heights's Lucas Meyer, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Meyer rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
Unfortunately for South, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Meyer. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Meyer saw the Titans), he rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
Gamescore: 41.18
Heights Gets a Boost from Rogers in 55-42 Defeat
Another Heights player making an appearance on this list is Darius Rogers. He rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
For the year, Rogers has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 56.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 20.83 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.10
Mason Made His Presence Known in Northwest's 38-17 Defeat
While Northwest might've come up empty on Friday, Jaylen Mason wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Mason as he rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 113 yards on five of 18 attempts.
Northwest's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-1. It'll be Northside v. Southside when their and South meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.53
Wayman Kidd Dazzles in West Defeat
Wayman Kidd continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his sixth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least six total tackles. He made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
West's loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-4. Their and Southeast will meet in a classic East v. West matchup at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 22.25
Caleb Maholmes Makes It Two for West
Another West player making an appearance on this list is Caleb Maholmes. He made nine total tackles and defended a pass.
This year, Maholmes has averaged 7.3 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 19.00
Other Notable Players
- Maurice Mansaw: 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Ja'Mari Bland: 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
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