8-Man West (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!
Leelynd Durbin Has Career Rushing Day
Starting off the list is Flanagan/Woodland's Leelynd Durbin, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Durbin rushed for 247 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run.
Flanagan/Woodland pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Durbin will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] on Friday.
Gamescore: 75.40
Austin Nelson Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, West Prairie/Southeastern got the W thanks in part to Austin Nelson playing the best football he has all season. Nelson rushed for 205 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 112 or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Nelson is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Peoria Heights on Friday. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Nelson saw Peoria Heights), he rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Gamescore: 58.95
Seth Jones Has Career-Day on Friday
Seth Jones posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns.
For the season, Jones has averaged 98.3 passing 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 nine.
Gamescore: 38.67
West Prairie/Southeastern's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Matt Whitman
Thanks in part to Matt Whitman, West Prairie/Southeastern said goodbye to their seven-game losing streak dating back to last season. Whitman did his part (and then some), rushing for 41 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 34 yards and a touchdown for the 'W'.
For the season, Whitman has thrown 2 touchdowns while averaging 26.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.72
Braden Coplan Puts an End to West Prairie/Southeastern's Losing Streak on Friday
Braden Coplan helped snap West Prairie/Southeastern's seven-game losing streak dating back to last season. Coplan was dynamite on Friday, rushing for 38 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Coplan has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 13.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.35
Other Notable Players
- Brody Cordell: 64 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
