D1 District 3 (8 Man) Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Hartington-Newcastle Gets a Boost from Heimes in 56-14 Win
Starting off the list is Hartington-Newcastle's Cole Heimes, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Heimes rushed for 107 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 103 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
On the season, Heimes has thrown 8 touchdowns (and and only 1 picks) while averaging 118.8 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 10.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 81.67
Hudson Hoffman was a major factor in Boyd County's victory over Bloomfield on Friday. Hoffman turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 52 yards and two touchdowns.
Boyd County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. Hoffman and Boyd County will venture away from home to square off against Hartington-Newcastle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.98
Cole Bensen Makes It Two for Hartington-Newcastle
Another Hartington-Newcastle player making an appearance on this list is Cole Bensen. He rushed for -8 yards.
On the season, Bensen has averaged 3.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.25
While Cash Wickersham delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Niobrara/Verdigre. Wickersham was dynamite, throwing for 68 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Wickersham has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 77.5 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 9.45 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 56.02 passer rating.
Gamescore: 24.73
Cash Sinclair Turns in Season-Best Performance
Cash Sinclair produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Boyd County to the win on Friday. Sinclair wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 15 total tackles. The game was his fourth straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the season, Sinclair has averaged 8.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 22.75
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