D6 District 2 (6 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!
Lane Conway's Big Game Leads Silver Lake over Meridian
Starting off the list is Silver Lake's Lane Conway, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Conway rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
For the year, Conway has averaged 38 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had four rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to seven.
Gamescore: 53.60
Jaxon Tenbensel Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Silver Lake got the W thanks in part to Jaxon Tenbensel playing the best football he has all season. Tenbensel rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023.
This year, Tenbensel has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 60.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 45.38
Hunter Englehart and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Hunter Englehart was instrumental in extending Red Cloud's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Englehart as he rushed for 87 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries.
Red Cloud's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Englehart and Red Cloud will look to defend their home field on Friday against Pawnee City at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 38.98
Red Cloud Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Connor Rust
Connor Rust's big game helped extend Red Cloud's winning streak to seven on Friday. Dorchester had no answer to Rust as he rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 52 yards and a touchdown. Rust was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 54 yards.
For the year, Rust has thrown those 1 touchdown while averaging 15.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.32
Brexten Kobza Has Career-Day on Friday
Brexten Kobza posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 54 yards.
Harvard is on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Kobza and Harvard are taking a road trip to face off against Silver Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 22.80
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