Week 8 Highlight Performers
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<p>As the regular season winds down with one final game to play before the playoffs next week, here is a look at some of the highlight performers from week eight.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='849700' first='Jayden' last='McCaster'], 2026 RB Nixa<br>- The 5'8" 186 Southern Illinois committed continued his big senior season in week 8 with 17 carries for 235 yards and 3 touchdowns averaging 13.8 yards per carry, including a 74 yard run in his team's 56-7 win over Ozark. The talented senior is now over the 1,300 yard mark with 26 touchdowns with one regular season game to go. His speed, power and quick twitch elusiveness has made him one of the top performers in the senior class in 2025 and has helped his team to an 8-0 record. </p>
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<p>Preston Hatfield, 2026 RB Lee's Summit<br>- Seeing his first game action since game one when he broke his leg, the 5'9" 170 big-time athlete ran the ball 18 times for 204 yards and 3 touchdowns, while also completing 5 of 8 passes for 130 yards. The do it all speedster didn't miss a beat and showed his skills in helping his Tigers to a 28-25 win over Staley last Friday. </p>
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<p><strong>Alex Harvey</strong>, 2027 WR Parkway North<br>- One of the top newcomer receivers in the St. Louis area this season is the 6'1" 165 junior Harvey, who has emerged at the Vikings leading receiver through 8 games, and has helped his team to a 7-1 record during that time. This past Friday he led the way with 9 receptions for 154 yards. He has good size, speed and is sure-handed while showcasing a full range of receiver skills. He's a player to watch rise on college radars in the off season. </p>
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<p>Cohenn Stark, 2027 QB Northwest<br>- Another big-time athlete who has really had a breakout season and been a big factor in helping his team to one of it's best seasons in recent memory with a 7-1 record to this point, while pulling the trigger on it's high scoring offense at quarterback. This last Friday he completed 7 of 9 passing for 239 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 5 rushes for 69 yards and another touchdown. The speedy Stark was a standout at the 2025 Lindenwood Mega Camp and has thrown for over 1,200 yards and 10 touchdowns on the season while also rushing for over 1,100 yards and 21 more touchdowns for the year.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1270451' first='Teddy' last='Stephens']</strong>, 2028 QB U City<br>- A top young rising quarterback to watch for over the next couple of years is the talented 6'1" 155 Stephens, who as a first time varsity starter has helped lead one of the biggest program turnarounds in 2025 helping his Lions to a 7-1 record. On Friday he threw for 12 of 17 for 254 yards and 3 touchdowns. The sophomore signal-caller has thrown for over 1,200 yards and 20 touchdowns verses 4 interceptions. </p>
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As the regular season winds down with one final game to play before the playoffs next week, here is a look at some of the highlight performers from week eight.
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