C2 District 6 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!
Parker Chavez Dazzles in Valentine Victory
Parker Chavez's big game helped extend Valentine's winning streak to six on Friday. Nobody could stop Chavez as he picked up 84 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 65 yards.
Valentine pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Chavez and Valentine will square off against Kearney Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.40
Big Game from Homan As Kearney Catholic Won 21-6
Kearney Catholic found a leader in Pete Homan as the team took down Hershey on Friday. Homan was dynamite, rushing for 129 yards on only nine carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced two fumbles and made five total tackles.
Hershey had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Homan it was a similar story. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Homan saw the Panthers), he rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Gamescore: 36.20
Valentine Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Trace Buechle
Valentine picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Trace Buechle. Buechle did his part (and then some), throwing for 165 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 49 yards for the 'W'. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
On the year, Buechle has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 134.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.50
Underclassman Michael Plasencio Comes Up Big Against Amherst
Underclassman Michael Plasencio came into Friday's game looking to prove himself and that's exactly what he did. He was dynamite on Friday, rushing for 49 yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for Mitchell: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
The win got Mitchell back to even at 4-4. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withHershey at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.68
Garza Posts Huge Game in 22-13 Victory
Keeping Plasencio company is Adriane Garza, a fellow Mitchell player. He rushed for 185 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Garza has averaged 52.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.42
Other Notable Players
- Jacob Bosshamer: 77 yards passing; 25 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.43)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
