Crawford-Neosho-Cherokee Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Brelin Summers Turns in Season-Best Effort
Parsons was led to victory by Brelin Summers, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Summers picked up four sacks, forced a fumble, and made ten total tackles (6.0 for loss).
For the season, Summers has averaged 6.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 7 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.67 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 44.00
Jacob Grant Delivers Best Effort of Season
Baxter Springs came up short on Friday despite Jacob Grant delivering his best game to date. Grant picked up 136 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The effort also marked the most rushing yards (ten) he has had since back in September of 2023. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 70 yards.
Baxter Springs dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Grant and Baxter Springs will head out on the road to square off against Neodesha at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.55
Tanner Came Up Big in Columbus' 36-0 Victory
Jett Tanner posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 164 yards on only 13 carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making eight total tackles and defending two passes.
The victory was the third in a row for Columbus, bringing their record for this year to 5-1. Tanner's next match is against Frontenac on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 37.10
Chandler Hentzen's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
On Thursday, Parsons got the W thanks in part to Chandler Hentzen playing the best football he has all season. Hentzen rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This season, Hentzen has run in those 3 touchdowns while averaging 26.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.88
Other Notable Players
- Jack Vilela: 133 yards passing (Gamescore: 29.97)
- Syler Schuburger: 1 TD ; 53 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.97)
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