Ozark Highlands 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!
Josh Harvath Turns in Season-Best Effort
Warsaw was led to victory by Josh Harvath, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Harvath rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 107 or more in the last three games he's played.
The win for Warsaw keeps them at an undefeated 8-0. Harvath will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Pleasant Hope/Halfway on Friday.
Gamescore: 51.80
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Eli Ferrell stepped things up a notch to give Sherwood the 'W'. Lone Jack/Kingsville had no answer to Ferrell as he made three total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The victory got Sherwood back to even at 4-4. Ferrell and Sherwood will square off against Versailles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 50.10
Long Came Up Big in Butler's 14-8 Victory
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Kellen Long stepped things up a notch to give Butler the 'W'. Long was unstoppable, rushing for 112 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
The win got Butler back to even at 4-4. Long and Butler will look to defend their home field on Friday against El Dorado Springs at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 44.93
Luke Mainard Makes It Two for Sherwood
The second Sherwood player making an appearance here is Luke Mainard, and for good reason. He picked up 29 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Mainard has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 49.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 27.63 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.07
Warsaw Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Garrett Ferguson
Garrett Ferguson was instrumental in extending Warsaw's winning streak to eight on Friday. Ferguson turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 129 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry.
For the season, Ferguson has averaged 76.6 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had seven rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 12.
Gamescore: 28.50
Other Notable Players
- Jake Chandler: 52 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.67)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
