A-8 Plains (8 Man) Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Jaxon Carlson Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Saturday, Sedgwick County got the W thanks in part to Jaxon Carlson playing the best football he has all season. Carlson rushed for 310 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 75 yards and two touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (104.2). He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 86-yard run.
Unfortunately for Dayspring Christian Academy, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Carlson. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Carlson saw the Eagles), he rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 130 yards and a touchdown on only eight passes.
Gamescore: 88.20
Grant Statz Delivers Electric Effort Vs Merino
Grant Statz was instrumental in extending Haxtun's winning streak to five on Friday. Nobody could stop Statz as he rushed for 128 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries.
Haxtun's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Statz and Haxtun will face off against Akron at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 63.90
Ryland Wolff Makes It Two for Haxtun
Another Haxtun player making an appearance on this list is Ryland Wolff. He made eight total tackles.
Wolff is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Akron on Friday. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Wolff saw the Rams), he forced a fumble and made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 34.00
Statz Made His Presence Known in Haxtun's 70-6 Win
Zach Statz's big game helped extend Haxtun's winning streak to five on Friday. Merino had no answer to Statz as he rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
For the season, Statz has averaged 25.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.57
Another Sedgwick County player making an appearance on this list is Owen Harris. He rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Harris has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 47.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 23.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.80
Other Notable Players
- Elijah Martin: 99 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.38)
- Brady Mollendor: 44 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
