8-Man West (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!
Austin Nelson Delivers Best Performance of Season
Austin Nelson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading West Prairie/Southeastern to the win on Friday. Nelson's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 112 rushing yards. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 59 yards.
For the year, Nelson has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 29.6 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 13.
Gamescore: 70.53
Leelynd Durbin was a major factor in Flanagan/Woodland's victory over Galva on Friday. Durbin did his part (and then some), rushing for 145 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries for the 'W'. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up 0.5 sacks and making 15 total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
This year, Durbin has run in 13 touchdowns while averaging 111.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 16 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 67.20
A Season-Best Performance from Matt Whitman Leads West Prairie/Southeastern over Peoria Heights
Matt Whitman produced his most outstanding game to date while leading West Prairie/Southeastern to the win on Friday. Whitman rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 138 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 77-yard run.
For the year, Whitman has thrown 5 touchdowns while averaging 48.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 55.30
Elijah Detwiler Makes It Two for Flanagan/Woodland
Another Flanagan/Woodland player making an appearance on this list is Elijah Detwiler. He rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Detwiler has averaged 6.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 8 sacks.
Gamescore: 32.50
A Constellation of Stars for Flanagan/Woodland
Another Flanagan/Woodland player making an appearance on this list is Seth Jones. He rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 95 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Jones has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 100.9 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had two rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to ten.
Gamescore: 26.23
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
