Meadowlark 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!
Jamon Wilson Delivers Best Effort of Season
Highland Park was led to victory by Jamon Wilson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Wilson rushed for 120 yards and three touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended four passes in addition to snagging an interception.
This season, Wilson has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 72.9 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 57.15
While Brenaj Price delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Schlagle. Price was dynamite, picking up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Schlagle has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. Price and Schlagle will look to defend their home field on Friday against Bonner Springs at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 42.13
Montgomery Posts Huge Game in 70-0 Victory
The second Highland Park player making an appearance here is G?Honi Montgomery, and for good reason. He rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 92-yard run.
For the season, Montgomery has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 84.3 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 36.14 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.58
Eric Smith Iii Turns in Season-Best Effort
Eric Smith Iii produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Atchison to the win on Friday. Smith Iii picked up 64 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The victory was the sixth in a row for Atchison, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Smith Iii and Atchison will venture away from home to challenge Wyandotte at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.23
A Season-Best Effort from Xavier Groves Leads Washington over Schlagle
Xavier Groves produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Washington to the win on Friday. Groves picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made five total tackles (5.0 for loss).
This year, Groves has averaged 3.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 28.00
Other Notable Players
- Dontrail Fox: 85 yards passing; 35 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.47)
- Leighton Boldridge: 125 yards rushing (Gamescore: 25.90)
- Kolton Bonnel: 179 yards passing (Gamescore: 21.03)
- Ayden Rebant: 91 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
