Humboldt-Del Norte - Little 4 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Luke Lemke's Big Game Leads Arcata over Ferndale
Luke Lemke's big game helped extend Arcata's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Lemke as he threw for 333 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
Lemke might have his next game, a home matchup with McKinleyville, circled on his calendar. Two weeks ago (the last time Lemke saw the Panthers), he rushed for 130 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 157 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 59.30
A Season-Best Effort from Cal Tucker Leads Arcata over Ferndale
On Friday, Arcata got the W thanks in part to Cal Tucker playing the best football he has all season. Tucker picked up 131 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 66 yards.
On the year, Tucker has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 60.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.93
While Ferndale might've come up empty on Friday, Tanner Pidgeon wasn't going down without a fight. Pidgeon was unstoppable, rushing for 56 yards and a touchdown.
Ferndale moved to 6-1 with that loss, which also ended their 12-game winning streak. Pidgeon and Ferndale are on the road again on Friday to play Hoopa Valley at 7:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 29.33
Donald Hostler Turns in Season-Best Effort
Donald Hostler produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Hoopa Valley to the win on Saturday. Hostler rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
This season, Hostler has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 56.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.47
Kane Came Up Big in Hoopa Valley's 22-14 Win
Keeping Hostler company is Allen Kane, a fellow Hoopa Valley player. He threw for 177 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Kane has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 106.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.80
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