Apollo 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!
Lucas Dyer Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Mahomet-Seymour's Lucas Dyer, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Dyer threw for 313 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.1 passing touchdowns per game.
Mattoon's probably not too fond of Dyer given he always seems to get the better of them. When Dyer last faced the Greenwave back in October of 2023, he threw for 175 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Gamescore: 47.97
Odam Posts Huge Game in 35-23 Victory
Taylorville picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Baron Odam. Odam was dynamite, throwing for 185 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 62 yards.
On the year, Odam has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 163.5 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 38.82
Keller Stocks Goes Supernova in Mt. Zion Victory
Mt. Zion found a leader in Keller Stocks as the team took down Effingham on Friday. Effingham had no answer to Stocks as he threw for 357 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes.
On the season, Stocks has thrown 22 touchdowns while averaging 212.9 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.75 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 47.38 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 38.60
A Season-Best Performance from Owen Mateer Leads Taylorville over Charleston
Taylorville was led to victory by Owen Mateer, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mateer rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This season, Mateer has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 59.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.60
Mahomet-Seymour Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Ray Long
Ray Long was instrumental in extending Mahomet-Seymour's winning streak to five on Friday. Mattoon had no answer to Long as he picked up 145 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Long showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 54 yards.
On the year, Long has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 94.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after three games last season, he was only averaging 35.33 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.75
Other Notable Players
- Jacob Harvey: 109 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.65)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
