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!
Heimes Came Up Big in Hartington-Newcastle's 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 on only five passes. He didn't just play on offense: he also made 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
This year, Heimes has thrown 8 touchdowns (and and only 1 picks) while averaging 118.8 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 10.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 81.87
Boyd County took down Bloomfield on Friday, a win that might not have happened without Hudson Hoffman's performance. Hoffman was dynamite, rushing for 52 yards and two touchdowns.
Boyd County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. Hoffman's next contest is against Hartington-Newcastle on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
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.
For the season, Bensen has averaged 3.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.25
While Cash Wickersham delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Niobrara/Verdigre. Nobody could stop Wickersham as he threw for 68 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Wickersham has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 77.5 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 24.73
Cash Sinclair Delivers Best Effort of Season
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 matchup was his fourth straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the year, Sinclair has averaged 8.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 22.75
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