Tri-Valley 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!
Mason Sterling Delivers Best Effort of Season
Humboldt was led to victory by Mason Sterling, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Sterling rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also picked up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games.
The win for Humboldt keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Sterling and Humboldt will be playing in front of their home fans against Central Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 79.85
Humboldt Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Blake Ellis
Blake Ellis's big game helped extend Humboldt's winning streak to seven on Friday. Ellis wasn't messing around, rushing for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 120 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes. The game was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season.
On the year, Ellis has thrown 11 touchdowns (and no picks) while averaging 134.9 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had nine rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 21.
Gamescore: 57.30
While Neodesha might've come up empty on Friday, Garrett Babcock wasn't going down without a fight. Babcock was unstoppable, rushing for 153 yards and three touchdowns.
Neodesha's defeat was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-5. Babcock and Neodesha will take on Frontenac at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 50.05
Cole G. Mathes Turns in Season-Best Effort
Humboldt was led to victory by Cole G. Mathes, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. G. Mathes rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also caught a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making four total tackles (3.0 for loss).
For the season, G. Mathes has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 16.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 47.08
J'vonte White Makes It Two for Neodesha
Another Neodesha player making an appearance on this list is J'Vonte White. He picked up eight receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 35 yards. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble, made three total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
For the year, White has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 27 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.23
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
