5A Division II Northern 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 Performance from Brandon Mann Leads Bishop Manogue over Reno
Bishop Manogue was led to victory by Brandon Mann, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mann wasn't messing around, throwing for 226 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown. The matchup was his third straight with three or more passing touchdowns.
Bishop Manogue's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-3. Mann and Bishop Manogue will head out on the road to square off against Douglas at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 57.17
Braylon Wilson Dazzles in Reno Loss
Reno was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Braylon Wilson did his best to prevent it. Wilson turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 118 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also throwing for 213 yards and a touchdown. He is becoming a predictor of Reno's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 2-1 (and 0-4 when he doesn't).
Reno is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Wilson and Reno will venture away from home to face off against McQueen at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.80
Cooper Milligan Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Cooper Milligan posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 130 yards and three touchdowns.
The win (which was Spanish Springs's third in a row) raised their record to 6-3. Milligan and Spanish Springs will be playing in front of their home fans against Reed at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.60
Bajwa Made His Presence Known in Reed's 35-16 Win
The second Reed player making an appearance here is Nishaan Bajwa, and for good reason. He threw for 220 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Bajwa has thrown 16 touchdowns while averaging 153.1 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 85.39 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 132.01 passer rating.
Gamescore: 33.17
Other Notable Players
- Kyler Depaepe: 21 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.75)
- Tyson Mcneil: 277 yards passing; 42 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.57)
- Pele Masina: 78 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.78)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
