Game Balls From Around the State: WR’s Week 6

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Besides Friday night's, it's everyone's favorite time of the week. With final stats from Week 6 posted, it's time to give out some <em>Game Balls</em>. There's quite a few that will be passed out this time around. Especially from the receiver position. Wideouts as a whole dominated during the sixth week of the season, which is why the usual <em>Game Ball</em> report will be broken into two parts this time.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Typically five <em>Game Balls</em> per position has been the cut off in previous reports. But with how well this group played during Week 6, there was an additional performance that needed recognition. Here's a look at six of the top receiving performances from Week 6.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Class of ‘25</span></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1453236' first='Braden' last='Roberts'] - Trinity Academy, 5'10”, 165</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's almost inevitable that a Trinity Academy wideout will receive a <em>Game Ball</em> each week. The Knights' passing game is on pace to finish with some impressive numbers, and [player_tooltip player_id='1453236' first='Braden' last='Roberts'] has been the one spearheading their receiving core. Even in a rough outing for Trinity, Roberts still managed to haul in seven catches for 178 yards and two scores. This earns him his second <em>Game Ball</em> of the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='442660' first='Carter' last='Pabst'] - Eisenhower, 6'1”, 185</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Week 6 was business as usual for the 2nd ranked wideout in the Class of ‘25. Pabst picks up his second <em>Game Ball</em> of the season after accounting for 36 of Eisenhower's 47 points this past Friday. The senior collected eight receptions for 149 yards and five receiving touchdowns, and came up with a punt return for a touchdown. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1223957' first='Bryer' last='Finley'] - Seaman, 6'5”, 195</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Finley is arguably the hottest pass catcher in the state currently. His performance in Week 6 made it four straight games with more than 125 yards receiving, as he recorded 10 receptions for 199 yards and two scores. With how Finley has been playing lately, he could potentially eclipse 1,000 yards during Week 7.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1228443' first='Brandt' last='Stupka'] - Andover Central, 6'2”, 175</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This next senior wideout came away with the most receiving yards out of this group of four. In Andover Central's Week 6 win over Salina Central, [player_tooltip player_id='1228443' first='Brandt' last='Stupka'] set a season-high mark for yardage with 204 yards on eight receptions and hit pay dirt once. This performance earns him his first <em>Game Ball</em>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Class of ‘26</span></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1114730' first='Nash' last='Morrison'] - Basehor-Linwood, 6'4”, 175</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Basehor-Linwood's offense exploded for 527 yards during their Week 6 win over Tonganoxie. Junior wideout [player_tooltip player_id='1114730' first='Nash' last='Morrison'] contributed in a big way, as he put together a breakout performance. Morrison tied his season-high for receptions with seven, but would set season-high marks in yards and touchdowns. He finished the contest with 138 yards receiving and found the end zone twice.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Class of ‘27</span></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1529989' first='Ashton' last='Malm']</strong> - McPherson, 5'10”, 150, Unranked</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The final receiving <em>Game Ball</em> from Week 6 goes to an unranked sophomore that will be on our radar moving forward. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1529989' first='Ashton' last='Malm']</strong> of McPherson put together arguably the top receiving performance from this past week of action. Malm snagged seven balls for 209 yards and three touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->