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!
A Season-Best Effort from Tucker Bickford Leads Weeping Water over Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer
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 showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 58 yards.
This year, Bickford has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 51.4 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 0.14 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 54.40
Owen Seger Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Owen Seger produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Weeping Water to the win on Friday. 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.
On 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
Big Game from Harms As Weeping Water Won 52-11
Another Weeping Water player making an appearance on this list is Luke Harms. He picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Harms has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 19.6 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to 13.
Gamescore: 24.53
Jaren Boschult put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown.
Cedar Bluffs is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Boschult and Cedar Bluffs will square off against Sacred Heart at 6:55 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 20.65
Hunter Bohling Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Hunter Bohling of Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer. Bohling rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 54 yards.
On the season, Bohling has run in 15 touchdowns while averaging 140.9 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 60.14 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.37
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