C1 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!
Shoemaker Came Up Big in Cozad's 20-7 Win
Starting off the list is Cozad's Noah Shoemaker, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Shoemaker rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 152 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made eight total tackles and defended two passes.
Cozad's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Shoemaker and Cozad will head out to take on Boys Town at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 54.73
While Orrin Kuehn delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Minden. Cozad had no answer to Kuehn as he rushed for 57 yards.
Unfortunately for Cozad, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Kuehn. When Kuehn last faced the Haymakers back in October of 2023, he rushed for 157 yards, and also picked up 32 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 26.12
Parker Hatch Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Parker Hatch posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 108 yards on 12 of 23 attempts.
This year, Hatch has thrown 2 touchdowns while averaging 56.6 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 0.67 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 37.67 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 23.90
Myles Ide Makes It Two for Cozad
The second Cozad player making an appearance here is Myles Ide, and for good reason. He wasn't messing around on Friday, picking up two sacks and making eight total tackles. The match was his fourth straight with five or more total tackles.
For the year, Ide has averaged 4.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.44 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 19.50
A Constellation of Stars for Cozad
Another Cozad player making an appearance on this list is Braiton Snider. He picked up 20 receiving yards.
For the year, Snider has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 20 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 15.00
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