Week 7 standouts from the Kansas City area
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Week 7 featured some Top 10 showdowns that lived up to the billing and hype. There were plenty of shootouts and eye-popping numbers put up by skill players at all positions. Here’s a look at some of the ones that…
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Continue ReadingWeek 7 featured some Top 10 showdowns that lived up to the billing and hype. There were plenty of shootouts and eye-popping numbers put up by skill players at all positions.
Here’s a look at some of the ones that stood out:
QB Luke Othic Luke Othic 5'10" | 170 lbs | ATH Warrensburg | 2022 MO , 5-10, 170, Warrensburg, 2022
His Warrensburg squad lost a shootout, 49-43, to Pleasant Hill but Othic did all he could. He ran 27 times for 256 yards and four touchdowns, while completing 13 of 21 passes for 141 yards and two more scores. He is averaging 134.5 yards per game on the ground, one of two ball carriers on the Tigers with such distinction. RB Bryce Schoonover is averaging 113 yards per game. The other standout in this game was Pleasant Hill’s Dylan Kauffman Dylan Kauffman RB Pleasant Hill | 2023 MO , the Roosters’ feature back. The team ran the ball 65 times for 359 yards as a team and Kauffman had 49 carries for 304 yards. The junior scored five touchdowns on the ground and had one catch for 67 yards.
RB KJ Smith KJ Smith 5'11" | 185 lbs | RB Kearney | 2022 MO , 5-9, 180, Kearney, 2022
If his name sounds familiar, it is because he is seemingly on here every game. The Bulldogs rely heavily on him and he usually delievers. In a win against Raytown South last week, he had five touchdowns (3, 3, 6, 36 and 51 yards) and finished with 225 yards on only 12 carries. For the season he is just shy of a 1,000 yards and that includes Week 1 when the team was idle due to COVID-19 issues. The Bulldogs are racking up 236.8 yards per game running the ball and Smith accounts for 161 of that, while scoring 14 of the team’s 15 touchdowns on the ground.
DL James Williams James Williams 6'7" | 225 lbs | DL Park Hill South | 2022 State MO , 6-6, 220, Park Hill South, 2022
In a 7-0 football game, there were obviously defensive standouts on both sides, but Williams really stood out as the Panthers won and improved to 7-0 on the year by beating North Kansas City. He shared the team high in tackles with 12, with two sacks and five tackles for loss. Torrin Ziegler and Roger Guillory also had 12 tackles, while Ziegler had a team-high six tackles for loss.
Week 7 vs North Kansas City
Playing Both Right Tackle and Defensive End:
2.0 Sacks
12.0 solo tackles
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QB Caleb Larson Caleb Larson 6'0" | 175 lbs | QB Grain Valley | 2023 MO , 5-11, 175, Grain Valley, 2023
The first-year starting quarterback accounted for four touchdowns in the team’s 45-7 win over William Chrisman. He threw for 114 yards and three touchdowns and then added another 81 and a score on the ground.
RB Cayden Arzola Cayden Arzola 5'11" | 200 lbs | RB Liberty North | 2022 State MO , 5-10, 200, Liberty North, 2022
The biggest game in Kansas City last week was when the Class 6 No. 1-ranked Liberty North — tied at No. 1 — visited Class 6 No. 4-ranked Lee’s Summit North. The game lived up to the hype and Liberty North won 38-35 in a shootout. The star for the Eagles was the senior running back who ran for four touchdowns and 114 yards. On the defensive side, Brandon Miller Brandon Miller 5'11" | 170 lbs | DB Liberty North | 2023 MO had 11 tackles, while K Blake Craig boomed a 53-yard field goal for the Eagles.
QB Jackson Compton, 5-11, 180, St. Joseph Lafayette, 2024
With starting quarterback Jaron Saunders Jaron Saunders 6'1" | 180 lbs | QB Lafayette (St. Joseph) | 2022 State MO out with a hand injury, Compton made his first start and looked pretty good. He was 12 for 17 for 192 yards and 3 TDs, while running for a pair of touchdowns on five carries. That helped the Fighting Irish pick up a 38-10 win over Cameron.
QB Joseph Vick Joseph Vick 6'5" | 175 lbs | QB KC Center | 2023 State MO , 6-5, 175, Kansas City Center, 2023
The other premier game in the area was Center against Odessa. The No. 1-ranked Odessa Bulldogs kept the winning streak intact but Center challenged it until the end, falling 42-41. Vick threw for 468 yards and five TDs in the game. Armand Russell Armand Russell 6'2" | 170 lbs | WR KC Center | 2023 State MO had 213 yards receiving with three TDs, while running back Jacorey Love Jacorey Love 5'10" | 180 lbs | RB KC Center | 2024 State MO had four catches for 142 with two TDs, the first spanning 72 yards. Love also added 204 yards rushing. On the other side of the field, RB Blake Heitman Blake Heitman 6'0" | 180 lbs | RB Odessa | 2022 State MO ran for 177 yards and three TDs, including one for 65 yards. He also hauled in a touchdown pass for the Bulldogs. This game featured 119 total plays and 1,073. yards of total offense.