D2 District 1 (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!
Coleman Made His Presence Known in Elmwood-Murdock's 58-14 Victory
Starting off the list is Elmwood-Murdock's Dashiell Coleman, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Coleman rushed for 125 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 90 yards and two touchdowns.
Elmwood-Murdock now has a winning record of 4-3. Coleman and Elmwood-Murdock will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Weeping Water at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 75.60
Brody Marsh Makes It Two for Elmwood-Murdock
Keeping Coleman company is Brody Marsh, a fellow Elmwood-Murdock player. He rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 66 yards.
On the year, Marsh has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 90.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 60.20
Tucker Bickford Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Weeping Water got the W thanks in part to Tucker Bickford playing the best football he has all season. Bickford rushed for 161 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 96 yards and a touchdown while completing 81.8% of his passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 58 yards.
Weeping Water pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Bickford and Weeping Water are taking a road trip to square off against Elmwood-Murdock at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 54.40
Kayden Bacon Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Elmwood-Murdock got the W thanks in part to Kayden Bacon playing the best football he has all season. Bacon rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 79-yard run.
For the year, Bacon has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 21.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.85
Owen Seger Has Career-Day on Friday
On Friday, Weeping Water got the W thanks in part to Owen Seger playing the best football he has all season. Seger rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Seger has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 43.1 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 4.29 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.33
Other Notable Players
- Luke Harms: 33 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 50 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.53)
- Hunter Bohling: 78 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.37)
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