Hi-Plains 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!
Timothy Johnson Turns in Season-Best Effort
Lakin came up short on Friday despite Timothy Johnson delivering his best game to date. Johnson picked up 91 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 60 yards.
This year, Johnson has caught those 3 touchdowns while averaging 15.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.60
Rider Came Up Big in Lakin's 48-31 Loss
Another Lakin player making an appearance on this list is Ross Rider. He rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This season, Rider has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 9.7 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 0.83 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.83
Big Game from Gonzalez As Stanton County Fell 63-14
Stanton County was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Arihm Gonzalez did his best to prevent it. Smith Center had no answer to Gonzalez as he rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Gonzalez's longest rush was for an incredible 74 yards.
Stanton County's loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5. Gonzalez and Stanton County will take on Plainville/Natoma on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.25
While Luis Martinez delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Southwestern Heights. Nobody could stop Martinez as he picked up 43 receiving yards, and also rushed for 37 yards.
Southwestern Heights is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. Martinez's next matchup is against Cimarron on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 19.02
Angel Puentes Makes It Two for Southwestern Heights
Keeping Martinez company is Angel Puentes, a fellow Southwestern Heights player. He picked up a sack and made ten total tackles.
This season, Puentes has averaged 6.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 17.25
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