Big East 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!
Carter Hajek Goes Supernova in Nemaha Central Victory
Nemaha Central picked up their tenth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Carter Hajek. Osage City had no answer to Hajek as he rushed for 302 yards and four touchdowns. Hajek has been hot , having posted three or more rushing touchdowns the last seven times he's played.
Osage City's probably not too fond of Hajek given he always seems to get the better of them. When Hajek last faced the Indians back in November of 2023, he rushed for 242 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 55 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 73.15
Horak Made His Presence Known in Rossville's 42-38 Win
Rossville picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Tayson Horak. Horak did his part (and then some), throwing for 277 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown for the 'W'.
On the year, Horak has thrown 16 touchdowns while averaging 132.2 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 9.27 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 108.23 passer rating.
Gamescore: 49.52
Rossville Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Andre Johnson
Andre Johnson's big game helped extend Rossville's winning streak to eight on Friday. Johnson rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Johnson has averaged 16.7 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.67 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 27.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 30.52
Caleb Strathman and Co. Win Tenth in a Row
Nemaha Central picked up their tenth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Caleb Strathman. Nobody could stop Strathman as he picked up 43 receiving yards, and also threw for seven yards and a touchdown.
This year, Strathman has averaged 35.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.92
Rossville Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Conner Bush
Rossville picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Conner Bush. Bush turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 23 yards.
For the season, Bush has averaged 65.8 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 8.11 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.52
Other Notable Players
- Mahki Jackson: 85 yards receiving, 2 TDs ; 28 yards rushing (Gamescore: 26.12)
- Tristan Gorden: 59 yards rushing; 78 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.48)
- Jack Donovan: 130 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.42)
- Abram Keim: 16 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
