Nixa’s Logan Tyler dives into the end zone for a touchdown during Friday’s win over Ozark. (Photo: Nathan Papes/Springfield News-Leader )
Logan Tyler did not drive the Nixa, Mo., team bus Friday to its football game at Ozark, but he did nearly everything else for the Eagles in a 38-0 win.
The junior is known most for his kicking and he didn’t disappoint there, making his lone field goal attempt, a 35-yarder. He also sent all seven of his kickoffs into the end zone for touchbacks, averaged 44.5 yards a punt and connected on all five of his extra-point attempts. That would be a pretty good day, but he also played part of the time at quarterback, scoring on a 3-yard run to cap one drive. He also returned an interception 32 yards for a touchdown. In all, he scored 18 of his team’s 31 points in the first half.
MORE: Last week’s American Family Insurance ALL-USA Performances of the Week
“I would consider him as a football player,” Nixa football coach Rich Behagen said. “He does a lot for us. His greatest strength is his versatility. He’s able to do a lot of things in our offense. On defense, at times he’s a linebacker and at times, he’s a defensive back. I think at the end of a 48-minute game, he’s extremely tired because he’s done a lot of things and plays a lot of snaps.”
Tyler’s performance leads the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Performances of the Week. The rest of the top performances:
Kyle Banks, QB, North Paulding, Dallas, Ga.
Junior threw for 568 yards and six touchdowns, surpassing 2,000 passing yards for the season, in a 49-35 defeat of Harrison (Kennesaw) on Friday. He also ran for a touchdown.
Alex Burger, QB, Cotopaxi, Colo.
Sophomore threw two TD passes and ran for eight in an 83-56 defeat of Antonio on Friday.
Grant Fisher, cross country, Grand Blanc, Mich.
Senior won the Portage Invitational in Portage, Mich., on Saturday, finishing in 14 minutes and 43 seconds, just a second off the meet record set by Dathan Rizenhein,
Ricky Geiser, Jr., QB, Coleville, Calif.
Junior ran for 197 yards and three touchdown and passed for 181 yards and four touchdowns in a 46-30 defeat of Excel Christian (Sparks, Nev.) on Saturday.
Hannah Kitchens, volleyball, Bessemer (Ala.) Academy
Senior middle hitter helped her team defeat Tuscaloosa Academy on Sept. 29 and Coosa Valley Academy (Harpersville) on Sept. 30 with 29 kills, 23 assists and 14 blocks over the two matches.
Xavier McCollum, RB-LB, Winfield, Ala.
Senior ran for 249 yards and four touchdowns and led his team with 10 tackles on defense in a 43-14 defeat of Hanceville on Friday.
VIDEO: McCollum’s big game against Hanceville
Chawntez Moss, RB, Bedford, Ohio
Junior ran for 294 yards and seven touchdowns in a 55-36 defeat of Lorain on Friday.
VIDEO: Season highlights for Moss
Mitch Millard, RB-QB, Wallace, Idaho
Junior ran for 304 yards and eight touchdowns on just 11 carries in a 72-48 defeat of Clark Fork on Friday.
VIDEO: Millard season highlights
Allie Ostrander, cross country, Kenai Central, Kenai, Alaska
Senior won the state 4A 5K cross country meet at Bartlett Trails with a meet record time of 17 minutes and five seconds, 1:38 ahead of the next runner. It was her third state cross country title.
VIDEO: Ostrander dominates at state meet