Jesseph & Vikander Among 6A Kicking Leaders

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Today's scouting report is the first in a series of six similar reports covering the top-scoring kickers in each class. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the report below we will assess the top 6A scorers and then proceed through the smaller classes in order: 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A, and 1A. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1103632' first='Grady' last='Jesseph']</strong>, 5'11, 155, Derby, '24 </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jesseph led 6A in kick scoring by a considerable margin with 69 points. The Derby senior made 63 out of 70 extra points and added two out of five field goals for state runner-up Derby. His 5.3 average points per game led all of 6A.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1114810' first='Rylan' last='Vikander']</strong>, 6'3, 200, Manhattan, '25 </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Indians junior was runner-up with a total of 51 points. He drilled an impressive 96% of his extra points, going 45-of-47 and added two field goals in three attempts. Additionally, he added a field goal long of 40 yards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Joey Svoboda,</strong> Blue Valley West, '25</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Svoboda finished third with 50 points just being edged out of the second spot. He scored on 35 out of 41 extra points and drilled five out of six field goals, including a 40-yarder. His five field goals were third highest in 6A.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Andrei Lefort</strong>, 5'10, 160, Lawrence, '25</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lawrence's junior kicker totaled 46 points on 34-of-37 extra points and made four of six field goals. His extra point conversion was a lofty 92% and he was third in 6A in total number of field goals made.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='570190' first='Maguire' last='Richman']</strong>, 6'2, 205, Blue Valley West, '25 </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Richman, who is one of the top-ranked linebackers in the Class of 2025 finished in the fifth slot. He not only made 94% of his extra points, going 17 for 18 but made the most field goals in 6A by converting nine out of 12 attempts, including a game-winning 50-yarder.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1188739' first='Jesus' last='Rodriguez']</strong>, 5'10, 185, Garden City, '24 </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In sixth place, the Garden City senior converted 36-of-39 extra points and was successful on his lone field goal attempt. He was also a solid 93% on extra-point conversions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='904439' first='Trace' last='Rudd']</strong>, 5'11, 175, Blue Valley North, '25</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rudd was the only sophomore on the 6A list. He delivered on 93% of his extra point attempts, making 38-of-41. Additionally, he missed all three of his field goal attempts.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->