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| Olathe Northwest's Willie Cauley, ranked third in the Top 5 Player Ratings, goes up for a catch against an Olathe South defend- er (check out the size of his paws). Photo courtesy the Kansas City Star. |
1. Brad Strauss, Quarterback, Lawrence
Week Five Stats: 9-of-17 passing, 186 yards, 1 TD; 9 carries, 192 yards, 1 TD
The loss of running back Charles Jackson will certainly put an increased emphasis on Strauss running the football, but in week five against SM East Strauss handled it quite well. Perhaps more importantly, for the first time all season Strauss didn't throw an interception in a game.
2. Treshawn Root, Running Back, Olathe North
Week Five Stats: 18 carries, 108 yards
Root didn't need to do much for Olathe North to beat Leavenworth, so he saw limited action against the Pioneers. He played tremendously in week one against rival Olathe East, and we'll see if he can have a repeat of that effort this Friday against another rival in Olathe South.
3. Willie Cauley, Wide Receiver, Olathe Northwest
Week Five Stats: 11 receptions, 223 yards, 1 TD
Say all you want about Cauley's height advantage, but the kid continues to produce week in and week out. It's no wonder he tenders as many elite college basketball scholarship offers as he does and it makes you wonder if playing two sports at the next level would be out of the question for him?
4. Orange Mooney, Running Back, Olathe North
Week Five Stats: 12 carries, 129 yards, 2 TDs
Mooney's services, like Root's, were not in high demand in the Eagles 44-0 victory last Thursday. Despite this, Mooney still had a nice game averaging 10.75 yards per carry and tallying two touchdowns.
5. Gabe Guild, Running Back, SM South
Week Five Stats: 30 carries, 342 yards, 3 TDs
Guild has been a solid force for the Raiders all season long and he truly had a breakout performance against SM Northwest. His 342 rushing yards is believed to have been the top single-game rushing performance, in terms of yardage, in the Sunflower League in the last decade.
Honorable Mention: Tanner Gentry, Olathe North; Remington Whitley, Olathe South; John Kelsh, Olathe East; Dalton Rook, Olathe Northwest; Kyle McFarland, Free State; Connor Middleton, Olathe Northwest
Stat Check
Passing Yards
Brad Strauss, Lawrence: 1,158, 7 TDs
Dalton Rook, Olathe Northwest: 1,146, 12 TDs
Jordan Bruce, Olathe North: 756, 11 TDs
Kyle McFarland, Free State: 713, 8 TDs
Frank Seurer, Olathe South: 656, 5 TDs
Nick Pirotte, SM East: 593, 2 TDs
Armani Williams, SM West: 550, 2 TDs
Ryan Theis, SM North: 461, 5 TDs
Mark Dabeck, Leavenworth: 432, 3 TDs
Dakota Collins, SM East: 418, 3 TDs
Rushing Yards
Gabe Guild, SM South: 903, 9 TDs
Treshawn Root, Olathe North: 743, 5 TDs
Orange Mooney, Olathe North: 721, 9 TDs
Connor Middleton, Olathe Northwest: 620, 10 TDs
John Kelsh, Olathe East: 561, 5 TDs
Kyle McFarland, Free State: 526, 5 TDs
Brad Strauss, Lawrence: 523, 6 TDs
Danny Manning, SM Northwest: 515, 4 TDs
Kendall Kelly, Olathe East: 426, 8 TDs
Jordan Ward, Olathe South: 405, 4 TDs
Receiving Yards
Willie Cauley, Olathe Northwest: 695, 9 TDs
Tanner Gentry, Olathe North: 431, 9 TDs
Ryan Patterson, Free State: 429, 3 TDs
Erick Mayo, Lawrence: 383, 2 TDs
Connor Rellihan, SM East: 373, 3 TDs
Anthony Buffalomeat, Lawrence: 316, 3 TDs
Drake Hofer, Lawrence: 316, 2 TDs
Elliot Faerber, SM East: 305, 2 TDs
Drew Johnson, Olathe South: 278, 2 TDs
Joel Spiller, SM West: 262, 1 TD
Tackles
Remington Whitley, Olathe South: 76
Alex Anthony, Olathe Northwest: 69
Colin McCarty, SM North: 56
Tony Wagner, Olathe North: 54
Alex Waugh, Leavenworth: 54
Austin Jackson, Leavenworth: 46
Joe Dineen, Free State: 45
Corbin Schmidt, Free State: 44
Jeramie Fischer, SM South: 43
David Stewart, SM East: 43
Interceptions (Based on return yardage)
Tim Mayes, Olathe Northwest: 3 (1 TD)
Isaiah Ross, Leavenworth: 3
Calloway Schmidt, Free State: 3
Remington Whitley, Olathe South: 3
Sean Wilkes, SM North: 3
Greg Fry, Olathe South: 2
Sam McReynolds, Olathe East: 2
Kick Return/Punt Return Touchdowns
Teddy Colbert, Olathe South: 1 KR TD
Tanner Gentry, Olathe North: 1 PR TD
Andy Hiett, SM East: 1 PR TD
Jake Horner, SM Northwest: 2 KR TD
Mason Perez, SM North: 1 KR TD
Taylor Sheffield, Olathe South: 1 KR TD
Troy Wilkins, SM East: 1 KR TD
Stats courtesy Mid-Statesports.com
