Eastern Missouri 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!
Graden Pontius Delivers Best Effort of Season
South Callaway was led to victory by Graden Pontius, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Pontius rushed for 244 yards and five touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 40 yards and a touchdown.
The victory (which was South Callaway's fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-2. Pontius and South Callaway will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Tipton at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 89.82
Tyson Douglas Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Van-Far got the W thanks in part to Tyson Douglas playing the best football he has all season. Douglas rushed for 291 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (118.2).
Van-Far's win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Douglas and Van-Far will venture away from home to take on North Callaway at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 64.20
Dayton Humphreys Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Wright City had to settle for second even though Dayton Humphreys put up the best numbers he has all season. Humphreys rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 235 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Wright City's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-3. Humphreys and Wright City will take on Montgomery County on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.37
Collin Moore Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Collin Moore posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made three total tackles.
The win was the third in a row for North Callaway, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Moore and North Callaway will face off against Van-Far at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.90
Other Notable Players
- Kolton Adrian: 75 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.40)
- Caden Bohnert: 16 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
