A District 2 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Papillion-Lavista South Gets a Boost from Jones in 47-8 Win
Starting off the list is Papillion-LaVista South's Derek Jones, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Jones rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.0 yards per carry.
This year, Jones has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 126.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 31.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.80
A Season-Best Effort from Chase Cunningham Leads Papillion-Lavista South over Burke
Papillion-LaVista South was led to victory by Chase Cunningham, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Cunningham threw for 118 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Cunningham has thrown 16 touchdowns while averaging 153 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 31.37
Gavin Shanahan Goes Supernova in Elkhorn South Victory
Elkhorn South found a leader in Gavin Shanahan as the team took down Norfolk on Thursday. Shanahan was unstoppable, rushing for 140 yards and a touchdown.
Shanahan and Elkhorn South will look to defend their home field on Friday against Papillion-LaVista South at 7:00 p.m. The last time Shanahan took on the Titans, he rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 27.98
Cooper Perrien Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Thursday, Elkhorn South got the W thanks in part to Cooper Perrien playing the best football he has all season. Perrien picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.1 total tackles per game.
This year, Perrien has averaged 5.1 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 23.25
Big Game from Riggs As Elkhorn South Won 45-13
Another Elkhorn South player making an appearance on this list is Madden Riggs. He threw for 157 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Riggs and Elkhorn South will host Papillion-LaVista South at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Storm got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Titans, probably because Riggs had a solid game then too: he threw for 179 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 22.67
Other Notable Players
- Casey Popish: 56 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.60)
- Jaydon Sutko: 1 TD ; 35 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.13)
- Benjamin Shafer: 1.5 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
