C2 District 2 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!
Gavin Baker Drops League-Best Performance on Friday
Starting off the list is Archbishop Bergan's Gavin Baker, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Baker picked up 174 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Archbishop Bergan is 3-1 when Baker posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
With the win, Archbishop Bergan broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-4. Baker and Archbishop Bergan will welcome North Bend Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.07
While Arlington might've come up empty on Friday, Dallin Franzlubbers wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Franzlubbers as he rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Arlington's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-5. Franzlubbers will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Tekamah-Herman on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.65
Mcintosh Came Up Big in Arlington's 34-24 Defeat
Keeping Franzlubbers company is Killian Mcintosh, a fellow Arlington player. He rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
On the season, Mcintosh has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 71.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 29.20
Yutan Wins Fourth-Straight Thanks to Aj Arensberg
Aj Arensberg's big game helped extend Yutan's winning streak to four on Friday. Arlington had no answer to Arensberg as he made two total tackles (1.0 for loss). Arensberg was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 53 yards.
Yutan pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Arensberg and Yutan will face off against Aquinas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.63
Cale Sheets Goes Supernova in Archbishop Bergan Victory
The second Archbishop Bergan player making an appearance here is Cale Sheets, and for good reason. He picked up 154 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 63 yards.
For the year, Sheets has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 90.8 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 48.33 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.40
Other Notable Players
- Nathan Daniell: 136 yards passing; 27 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.97)
- Austin Scheuler: 373 yards passing (Gamescore: 24.87)
- Alex Braniff: 2 interception and 9 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
