Game Balls From Around the State: Week 10

What better way to start your Tuesday than with the Game Ball series? Week 10's edition of the series takes a look back at some action from the Regional Round. With Championship Saturday around the corner pressure is at an all time high for prospects across the state. But pressure creates diamonds, and these pass catchers and defensive backs sure shined bright during Regionals. Take a look at the numbers they put up during the 10th week of the ‘24 campaign.   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Top Receiving Performances</h2>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Class of ‘25</h2>    There aren't enough adjectives to describe the season that Pabst is having. The No. 2 wideout in our Class of ‘25 rankings shredded yet another secondary and put up some absurd numbers. In Eisenhower's Regional matchup against Maize South, Pabst set season-high's in receptions and yardage with 10 catches for 266 yards, and he found the end zone four times. This performance earns him his fourth Game Ball of the season.     Myers picks up his third Game Ball of the season after recording his fourth 100-yard performance of his senior year, and eclipsing the 800-yard mark for the season. During Regionals Myers caught nine passes for 115 yards and hit pay dirt twice.    [player_tooltip player_id='1317940' first='Sam' last='Niesen'] - St. James Academy, 6'0”, 175, Class of ‘25   The St. James Thunder and Niesen are heating up at the right time. Niesen has been a key contributor through SJA's first two postseason games. This past Friday night he caught seven passes for 105 yards and one score. He's now recorded 15 receptions over his past two games.    While Brame's numbers have decreased from his junior year, he's still been just as impactful. The No. 1 overall player did manage to put together his best receiving performance of the season during Regionals, as he turned three catches into 122 yards and one score. This earns him his first Game Ball of the season.    <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Class of ‘26</h2>    Another pass catcher that earned their first Game Ball of the season is junior, [player_tooltip player_id='780090' first='Ryder' last='Campbell']. The 6-foot-3 wideout had a similar stat line to Brame's, as he also collected three catches. He turned those three catches into 115 yards and two scores.    <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Top Defensive Back Performances</h2>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Class of ‘25</h2>   [player_tooltip player_id='1312857' first='Makhi' last='Butler'] - Lansing, 5'10”, 170   Starting the defensive backs group off first is [player_tooltip player_id='1312857' first='Makhi' last='Butler'] of Lansing. Butler's performance during Regionals helped keep Lansing alive and he assisted in limiting Atchison to just 15 points. The senior racked up eight total tackles and forced two fumbles in the victory.   [player_tooltip player_id='1430401' first='Asher' last='Hart'] - Humboldt, 6'1”, 175   It's been awhile, but Hart makes his second appearance in the Game Ball series. Humboldt's dominating defensive performance against Riverton was headlined by Hart's multi-interception game. This game would be Hart's second time this season coming up with two interceptions.   [player_tooltip player_id='1466191' first='Adam' last='Wang'] - Blue Valley North, 5'10”, 175   Wang has been a tackling machine in recent weeks, and he was at it once again during Regionals. The senior put together his fifth straight game with 10 or more tackles as he posted 11 total in Blue Valley North's victory over Leavenworth.   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Class of ‘26</h2>   [player_tooltip player_id='1556333' first='Anthony' last='Schremmer'] - St. Mary's-Colgan, 5'9”, 160, Unranked   Schremmer is the first of two unranked juniors that picked up a Game Ball from this past week. The Class 1A prospect assisted on six tackles and came up with two interceptions. His performance helped St. Mary's-Colgan keep their opponents off the scoreboard.   [player_tooltip player_id='1556336' first='Blaise' last='French'] - Council Grove, 5'7”, 150, Unranked   The Regional Round edition of the Game Ball series wraps up with [player_tooltip player_id='1556336' first='Blaise' last='French'] of Council Grove. French had arguably the top Regional Round performance from this group of five. The junior came up big in Council Grove's upset victory over Silver Lake, as he chipped in five total tackles and picked off Silver Lake three times.

What better way to start your Tuesday than with the Game Ball series? Week 10's edition of the series takes a look back at some action from the Regional Round. With Championship Saturday around the corner pressure is at an all time high for prospects across the state. But pressure creates diamonds, and these pass catchers and defensive backs sure shined bright during Regionals. Take a look at the numbers they put up during the 10th week of the ‘24 campaign.