Eastern 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!
Tate Nagy Dazzles in Blue Valley West Victory
Tate Nagy's big game helped extend Blue Valley West's winning streak to ten on Friday. Nobody could stop Nagy as he threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September.
This season, Nagy has thrown 25 touchdowns while averaging 213 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after ten games last season, he had 16 passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 36.77
A Season-Best Effort from Marco Rodriguez Leads Bishop Miege over Chanute
On Friday, Bishop Miege got the W thanks in part to Marco Rodriguez playing the best football he has all season. Rodriguez threw for 274 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown.
The victory was the third in a row for Bishop Miege, bringing their record for this year to 4-7. Rodriguez and Bishop Miege will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Tonganoxie at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 35.47
Nathan Baxter Goes Supernova in Blue Valley Northwest Loss
Blue Valley Northwest was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Nathan Baxter did his best to prevent it. Nobody could stop Baxter as he threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns.
For the season, Baxter has thrown 16 touchdowns while averaging 147.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.63
John Tujague's Big Game Leads St. James Academy over Blue Valley North
John Tujague put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September on Friday. He picked up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 92 yards.
Blue Valley North had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Tujague it was a similar story. Back in October (the last time Tujague saw the Mustangs), he rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 25.65
Beashore Posts Huge Game in 45-6 Win
Another St. James Academy player making an appearance on this list is Tyson Beashore. He threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
This season, Beashore has thrown 13 touchdowns (and and only 2 picks) while averaging 208.9 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.20
Other Notable Players
- Jack Sells: 11 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 20.50)
- Trevor Garlington: 132 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.12)
- Teryn Jackson: 131 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.48)
- Lj Bowens: 97 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.97)
- Quin Myers: 87 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
