The Star’s high school football players of the week (Oct. 29)
Missouri: Marcus Harris
SCHOOL: Kearney
YEAR: Senior
Harris found the end zone five times in a 59-14 playoff victory against Excelsior Springs last week, giving him 26 touchdowns for the season. He rushed for four touchdowns, and he also returned a kickoff 81 yards for another score, leading Kearney into a Missouri Class 4 district semifinal matchup with Savannah.
Sam McDowell, smcdowell@kcstar.com
Kansas: Grant Elston
SCHOOL: Eudora
YEAR: Senior
Elston led the Cardinals to a 27-24 victory against De Soto last week with 213 yards and two touchdowns in 19 carries. That brought his season totals to 1,402 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns in 167 carries. Eudora, which leads their Kansas Class 4A Division I district standings, has won five consecutive games.
Kathleen Gier, kgier@kcstar.com
This story was originally published October 29, 2015 at 6:09 PM with the headline "The Star’s high school football players of the week (Oct. 29)."