Big Week 1 Playmakers in the “Show Me State”.

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The long waited 26-27 football season is here and running full speed. We're approaching week three here in Missouri and it's shaping up to be a great season. Although lets give some love to the young men that put up some numbers in the start of the season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These 5 men put in the work in the off season and it payed off right from the start of the season in week 1. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1187176"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a9ab81617286"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Erickson logged 267 passing yards in Week 1 vs North KC.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Erickson has produced in every season he's been behind the center. Erickson was the definition of efficiency against North KC in week1. He showed he can hit basically any pass on the field while also using his legs to create plays. He is definitely the leader of this football team and handles himself in a very calm and methodical way that is contagious to the whole football squad.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ericksons Senior season is just getting started and looks like this will be a special one. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":2372924,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Matthew Ahrens ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2029","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'10u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"185","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2411","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Lee Summitt","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_program":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_program":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a9ab816173ab"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Ahrens dazzled for 179 rushing yards against Blue Springs South. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What a opening game for Sophomore Matthew Ahrens. He logged 179 rushing yards against a pretty good Blue Springs South squad. Ahrens was tearing off yards in chunk ripping off long td runs all game long. Ahrens is a physically imposing runner that churns his feet forward for extra yardage. What's most impressive is the fact that he is only a sophomore so he has the rest of this season and two more seasons to cause defenses headaches. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src=u0022https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/24264474/6aa0264abe49b6c6729c7d69u0022 width=u0022640u0022 height=u0022360u0022 frameborder=u00220u0022 allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a9abba1588e5"} /--> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["991468"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a9abba158943"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Williams shows out again with 124 receiving yards vs Park Hill. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There's a reason Williams is rated the #4 receiver in the state of Missouri, and he proved that he should possibly jump a couple spots in the rankings with his week 1 performance. Williams put up 124 receiving yards and he looked like the best football player on the field that Friday night. He can beat a defense in a wide variety of ways just get him the football and watch him go to work. Williams runs some of the most crisp routes I have seen in the 2028 recruiting class. Paired with a fantastic pair of hands, while also standing 6'2 weighing 180 pounds Williams is a great high school prospect. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src=u0022https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/19423104/691b8eff2f0461ff7a409e08u0022 width=u0022640u0022 height=u0022360u0022 frameborder=u00220u0022 allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a9abba15896b"} /--> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":2372925,"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":2372926,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a9abba1589ca"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Harrison was a tackling machine logging 17 solo tackles vs lee Summit. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Even though his Blue Springs squad couldn't pull out the win on Friday night, Harrison was gleaming bright spot for this defense. Harrison is an explosive force on the back end of the Blue Springs defense, he brings the heat coming down hill and hits like a 200 plus pound linebacker. Lee Summit has a dominant run game and Harrison made life a little more difficult for them by clogging up running lanes while also doing a good job of reading and reacting against the pass. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Harrisons Junior year might produce some really big numbers, i'm excited to see what he has to offer. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src=u0022https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/22384304/6a9dd467812ee36ffa2cc202u0022 width=u0022640u0022 height=u0022360u0022 frameborder=u00220u0022 allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a9abba1589f3"} /--> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":2372927,"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a9abba158a3d"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Perigo makes a name for himself making 2 int in week 1. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='2372927' first='Rhett' last='Perigo'] has exploded on the scene in 2026 logging 2 Interceptions against the Kickapoo chiefs on Friday night. Perigo just found himself at the right place at the right time all night long not only logging the takeaways but posting multiple pass breakups and tackles. Rhett is the epitome of a scrappy blue collar type of player that's going to give you 100 percent effort on every snap that every football squad needs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->