Game Balls From the KC Metro: Week 2

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2025 regular season is already a quarter of the way complete, as teams around the <em>Sunflower State </em>gear up for Week 3. But before the preparation for this week begins, we'll be recapping the action from Week 2.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Week 2's slate of games in the Kansas City metro and surrounding counties produced some entertaining matchups as well as some outstanding performances. This second edition of the <em>Game Ball</em> series features all three phases of the game. See how these 11 prospects fared in Week 2. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Offense</span></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1403517' first='Haydon' last='Hull'] - Ottawa, 6'2”, 160, QB, Class of ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hull and the Ottawa Cyclones were featured during our season previews, and they are off to a hot start through two weeks. Through two games, the Cyclones are averaging over 40 points. Hull's play is a big reason for that. In Week 2 he completed 12 of 18 passes and threw for 162 yards with one touchdown pass.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='415448' first='Kayden' last='Augustus'] - Blue Valley North, 5'10”, 175, RB, Class of ‘27</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Augustus' Week 2 performance helped Blue Valley North bounce back after a rough season opener. The Mustangs fed Augustus 21 carries and he went on to rush for 135 yards and one score.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1466492' first='Cincere' last='Lewis'] - Schlagle, 5'10”, 170,&nbsp; ATH, Class of ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lewis of Schlagle is a very underrated athlete out of the Kansas City, Kansas area. His all-around play helped the Schlagle Stallions pick up a big win over Wyandotte. He hit paydirt three times, with one of those scores being a 65 yarder. Lewis also came up with an interception.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1891335' first='Taft' last='Stueve'] - Blue Valley, 6'3”, 230, TE, Class of ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Blue Valley Tigers came up short against Washburn Rural in Week 2. Despite that, [player_tooltip player_id='1891335' first='Taft' last='Stueve'] played a huge role during the contest. Stueve accounted for 18 of Blue Valley's 30 points, as he was responsible for two touchdowns and three two-point conversions.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1083570' first='Baron' last='Marshall'] - Blue Valley NW, 6'3”, 185, WR, Class of ‘28</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The top ranked prospect in our Class of ‘28 rankings dominated in Blue Valley Northwest's Week 2 win. Marshall was very explosive as he turned three catches into 105 yards and two touchdowns. Through two games he's averaging 27 yards a catch.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Defense</span></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1881280' first='Brooks' last='Bayer'] &amp; [player_tooltip player_id='1881309' first='Andrew' last='Pullen'] - Spring Hill, Class of ‘27</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I didn't feature any defensive duos last week but this tandem definitely needed some recognition after their dominating performance. In Spring Hill's shutout victory over Tonganoxie, [player_tooltip player_id='1881280' first='Brooks' last='Bayer'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1881309' first='Andrew' last='Pullen'] combined for 18 total tackles, eight tackles for loss, and six sacks.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brody Butler </strong>- Olathe West, 6'2”, 185, DB, Class of ‘26, Unranked</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This unranked prospect was arguably the top defensive back in the state during Week 2. <strong>Brody Butler</strong> didn't allow much in the air against Blue Valley West. The senior came up with two interceptions, three pass breakups, and six total tackles.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1402690' first='Kaleb' last='Peterson'] - Blue Valley NW, 63”, 235, Edge/ATH, Class of ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>While Marshall was making plays on offense for BVNW, Peterson was wreaking havoc on defense. Peterson racked up nine total tackles, one forced fumble, and one sack.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Specialist</span></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='904439' first='Trace' last='Rudd'] - Blue Valley NW, 6'0”, 185, K, Class of ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Blue Valley Northwest goes three for three in this week's <em>Game Ball</em> report, as Rudd represents the Huskies in the specialist department. The Oklahoma-commit was a perfect 4 for 4 on PAT's and sent six kickoffs into the end zone.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1113289' first='Colin' last='Zimbelman'] - Basehor-Linwood, 5'10”, 165, K, Class of ‘27</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The top leg in the junior class also had a solid outing in the second week of the season. In Basehor's 27-21 win over Piper, Zimbelman connected on 3 of 4 PAT's, had four touchbacks on kickoff, and sent a punt 65 yards.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->