Eastern Missouri 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!
Graden Pontius Turns in Season-Best Performance
Graden Pontius produced his most outstanding game to date while leading South Callaway to the win on Friday. Pontius rushed for 244 yards and five touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 40 yards and a touchdown.
The win was the fifth in a row for South Callaway, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. Pontius will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Linn on Friday.
Gamescore: 89.82
Tyson Douglas Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Van-Far was led to victory by Tyson Douglas, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Douglas rushed for 291 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (118.2) per game.
Van-Far's win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Douglas and Van-Far will face off against North Callaway at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 64.20
A Season-Best Effort from Dayton Humphreys Leads Wright City over Van-Far
Sadly, Dayton Humphreys posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Wright City over Van-Far on Friday. Humphreys rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 235 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Wright City's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-3. Humphreys and Wright City will square off against Montgomery County on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.37
Collin Moore's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Collin Moore posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made three total tackles.
The victory (which was North Callaway's third in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Moore and North Callaway will host Van-Far at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.90
Other Notable Players
- Kolton Adrian: 75 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.40)
- Caden Bohnert: 16 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.50)
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