Central Kansas 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!
Jerick Humphreys Turns in Season-Best Effort
Jerick Humphreys produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Hesston to the win on Friday. Humphreys threw for 182 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 11-for-11 passing.
The victory for Hesston keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. Humphreys and Hesston will head out on the road to challenge Trinity Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.23
Wilson Made His Presence Known in Pratt's 42-12 Loss
Taye Wilson continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least two rushing touchdowns. He rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns.
Pratt moved to 4-1 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. Wilson and Pratt will head out to face off against Phillipsburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.03
Asher Deutschendorf Makes It Two for Hesston
Another Hesston player making an appearance on this list is Asher Deutschendorf. He picked up 124 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
This year, Deutschendorf has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 87.2 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 5.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.65
Hesston Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Karter Gonzalez
Hesston picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Karter Gonzalez. Gonzalez wasn't messing around, rushing for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. The contest was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season. His longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
On the year, Gonzalez has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 104 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 61.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.08
Jimmy Gardner Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Jimmy Gardner of Larned. Gardner rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown.
Larned is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4. Gardner and Larned will challenge Southwestern Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.75
Other Notable Players
- Nash Wray: 125 yards passing; 114 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.33)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
