Missouri Week 5 Kansas City area standouts

Week 5 was a big week for running backs throughout the Kansas City area on Friday night, though some quarterbacks put up big numbers too. Here is a quick look at some of the performances that stood out: RB [player_tooltip player_id="178003" first="Joe" last="Leggio"], 6-1, 230, Rockhurst, 2022 He had more carries in this game against Bishop Miege (Kan.) than he did the previous two weeks combined. Leggio's final number was 42 carries for 255 yards and three touchdown, helping the Hawklets pull off a 24-21 victory. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Great win last night with the team in a crazy atmosphere 42 carries 255 yards and 3 touchdowns heres some highlights - <a href="https://t.co/ZWY79qLKeH">https://t.co/ZWY79qLKeH</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id="178003" first="Joe" last="Leggio"] (@joe_leggio) <a href="https://twitter.com/joe_leggio/status/1441902454644170752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> RB [player_tooltip player_id="37448" first="Wentric" last="Williams III"], 6-0, 185, Liberty, 2022 Another standout performance for Williams III helped Liberty win its second in a row, beating Blue Springs South. Williams III put up his second-best game of the season with 265 yards and two scores on 32 carries. The only game better was rushing for 295 in Week 1. Teammate [player_tooltip player_id="177054" first="Caden" last="Dennis"] added five catches for 89 yards and a score for the Blue Jays. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Good all around team win last Friday! | 32 carries | 256 yards rushing | 2 TDs | 8 YPC | <a href="https://t.co/YUcimt3d9h">https://t.co/YUcimt3d9h</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id="37448" first="Wentric" last="Williams III"] (@WentricIII) <a href="https://twitter.com/WentricIII/status/1442551504771055616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 27, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> RB Lukas Shelton, 6-2, 182, Excelsior Springs, 2022 The Tigers didn't have any luck passing the ball — 0 for 5 — but they sure ran the ball well. Shelton was the feature back in the game rolling up 284 yards on 27 carries and scored 4 TDs as Excelsior Springs knocked off state-ranked Harrisonville. Shelton ran for more than 200 yards for the second straight week and the 284 was a season-high. The offense rolled up 482 yards on 60 carries. QB Chance Moreland (6-4, 197, junior) added 151 yards on 23 carries. LB/S [player_tooltip player_id="202830" first="Kaden" last="Torres"], 5-8, 165, North Kansas City, 2022 Torres filled up the stat sheet in a low-scoring game that the Hornets won, beating Staley, 10-8. Torres led the team in tackles with 7 1/2, while adding one sack, one tackle for loss and one interception. He is a transfer from Olathe (Kan.) Northwest. Teammate [player_tooltip player_id="99473" first="Edric" last="Hill"] had four tackles and three tackles for loss, while linemen [player_tooltip player_id="188585" first="Adepoju" last="Adebawore"] and [player_tooltip player_id="37534" first="Domonique" last="Orange"] each added a sack. QB [player_tooltip player_id="177888" first="Kendrick" last="Bell"], 6-3, 170, Park Hill, 2023 Another week and another standout performance by Bell, who is getting more comfortable in the offense under new coach Andy Sims. Bell threw for a season-high 410 yards, completing 28 of 37 passes. He threw three touchdowns and ran for another. His top two targets were senior [player_tooltip player_id="172295" first="PJ" last="Caldwell"] who had 13 catches for 184 yards and a score and junior Max Filion added 3 catches for 100 yards and a score. Park Hill is now 4-1 and won four straight QB [player_tooltip player_id="172248" first="Sam" last="Van Dyne"], 6-3, 205, Liberty North, 2023 The No. 2-team in Class 6 scored 35 unanswered points and picked up a 42-7 win over Blue Springs, which features Iowa State commit [player_tooltip player_id="99750" first="Ikenna" last="Ezeogu"] playing defensive end. Van Dyne passed for 185 yards and three scores, but was very effective when he passed, completing 10 of 13 passes. RB [player_tooltip player_id="185374" first="Micah" last="Jo Barnett"] added 100 yards on 15 carries and a score on the ground and caught a touchdown from Van Dyne. WR [player_tooltip player_id="96165" first="Rhett" last="Foster"], 6-3, 175, Smithville, 2022 The all-state wide receiver was one of many standouts in the Warriors' 20-10 win over Class 5 state-ranked Platte County in a showdown. Foster had six catches for 174 yards and a score, a play where he caught a tipped passed and ran 53 yards for the score. He accounted for a bulk of QB [player_tooltip player_id="179109" first="Andrew" last="Hedgecorth"]'s 247 yards passing. Foster picked up a track and field offer from Pittsburg State this past weekend on a visit down to the Division II school. The week prior he had a game-day visit at Missouri. Foster has 20 catches on the year for 423 yards and four touchdowns. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Touchdown Smithville! The ball gets tipped up to [player_tooltip player_id="96165" first="Rhett" last="Foster"], who goes untouched 53yards to the house! Huge play puts Warriors up 17-3. Late 3rd <a href="https://t.co/FZu0yXDJur">pic.twitter.com/FZu0yXDJur</a></p>&mdash; Andy Meyer (@andymeyer124) <a href="https://twitter.com/andymeyer124/status/1441579010689888260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> QB Brady Slavens, 6-1, 175, Warsaw, 2022 Warsaw picked up a win over small-school powerhouse Adrian last week thanks to Slavens. He was 6 for 12 for 129 yards and two scores through the air, connecting on touchdowns of 68 yards and 15 yards. On the ground, the senior ran for 207 yards on 12 carries and two touchdowns — spanning 5 yards and 56 yards. On the season he has a combined 17 touchdowns for the 5-0 Wildcats. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Check out my highlight - <a href="https://t.co/lmWip7Lr0f">https://t.co/lmWip7Lr0f</a></p>&mdash; Brady Slavens (@Bslavens10) <a href="https://twitter.com/Bslavens10/status/1441832782825762819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> You can follow Cody Thorn on Twitter at @FreelancingCT &nbsp;