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!
Big Game from Heimes As Hartington-Newcastle Won 56-14
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.
For the year, 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: 81.87
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Hudson Hoffman stepped things up a notch to give Boyd County the 'W'. 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 head out on the road to challenge Hartington-Newcastle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.98
Cole Bensen Makes It Two for Hartington-Newcastle
The second Hartington-Newcastle player making an appearance here is Cole Bensen, and for good reason. He rushed for -8 yards.
This season, Bensen has averaged 3.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.25
Niobrara/Verdigre was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Cash Wickersham did his best to prevent it. Crofton had no answer to Wickersham as he threw for 68 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Wickersham has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 77.5 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 24.73
Cash Sinclair Turns in Season-Best Effort
Boyd County was led to victory by Cash Sinclair, who turned in his biggest game of the season 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.
For 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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