North Central 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!
Jace Kent Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Kirksville got the W thanks in part to Jace Kent playing the best football he has all season. Kent rushed for 289 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.5 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 141 or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Kent might have his next game, a road matchup with Fulton, circled on his calendar. When Kent last faced the Hornets back in October of 2023, he rushed for 247 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 37 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 70.08
Fulton had to settle for second on Friday, but Preston Wilder sure wasn't going down easily. Wilder was unstoppable, making nine total tackles.
Fulton is on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Wilder and Fulton are taking a road trip to square off against Kirksville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.35
A Season-Best Performance from Gabriel Defily Leads Fulton over Marshall
Fulton came up short on Friday despite Gabriel Defily delivering his best game to date. Defily picked up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the season, Defily has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 39.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.87
Peyton Hoover Delivers Best Effort of Season
Mexico came up short on Friday despite Peyton Hoover delivering his best game to date. Hoover forced a fumble and made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
On the season, Hoover has averaged 6.4 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 20.71 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 32.14 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 24.10
Jaden Galbreath Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Jaden Galbreath posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Fulton over Marshall on Friday. Galbreath threw for 100 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Galbreath has thrown 3 touchdowns while averaging 70.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.27
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