Wheat State (8 Man) 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!
Jaren Garrison Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Jaren Garrison posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Little River over Central Plains on Friday. Garrison rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He has become a key player for Little River: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 100 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
This season, Garrison has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 96.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging one rushing yard per game.
Gamescore: 52.53
Solomon took down Canton-Galva on Friday, a win that might not have happened without Carlos Duran's performance. Duran turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 207 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 68 yards.
Solomon's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5. Duran will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Little River on Friday.
Gamescore: 52.20
Coup Posts Huge Game in 38-36 Victory
Breken Coup posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 272 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.6 yards per attempt.
On the season, Coup has thrown 6 touchdowns (and and only 1 pick) while averaging 140.8 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after four games last season, he was only averaging 29.43 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 100.8 passer rating.
Gamescore: 41.88
Matt Hamm-Jones Goes Supernova in Solomon Victory
Another Solomon player making an appearance on this list is Matt Hamm-Jones. He rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Hamm-Jones has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 66.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 27.14 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.75
Kole Riedy and Co. Win Fifth in a Row
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Kole Riedy. Hartford had no answer to Riedy as he rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown.
Riedy will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Burlingame on Friday. Riedy will face off against Timmy Roberts on Friday, the Bearcats' star rusher. Will the contest be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 27.68
Other Notable Players
- Ty Janette: 57 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.62)
- Koden Sanford: 30 yards passing; 60 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.95)
- Logan Renken: 115 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 18.05)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
