Cahokia - Mississippi 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!
Logan Hicks Has Career-Day on Friday
Starting off the list is Columbia's Logan Hicks, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Hicks rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also picked up 53 receiving yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The victory (which was Columbia's third in a row) raised their record to 5-2. Hicks and Columbia will head out on the road to face off against Breese Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.20
A Season-Best Performance from Jase Nelson Leads Columbia over Salem
Jase Nelson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Columbia to the win on Friday. Nelson rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This year, Nelson has averaged 33.4 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 17 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 91.86 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 45.17
Griffen Becker and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Griffen Becker's big game helped extend Breese Central's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Becker as he made 15 total tackles.
Breese Central pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Becker will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Columbia on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.00
Kaden Rakers' Big Game Leads Breese Central over Roxana
Kaden Rakers was instrumental in extending Breese Central's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Rakers as he rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 41 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
If the past is any indication, Rakers could be in store for another big game when he takes on Columbia on Friday. When Rakers last faced the Eagles back in October of 2023, he rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 62 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 36.77
John Higgins Delivers Best Effort of Season
Freeburg was led to victory by John Higgins, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Higgins rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also picked up 108 receiving yards.
Freeburg moved to 2-5 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak. Higgins and Freeburg will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Priory at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 32.45
Other Notable Players
- Preston Baker: 262 yards passing (Gamescore: 30.47)
- Miking Ettress: 165 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.22)
- Caleb Tucker: 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Carter Deien: 107 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
