D2 District 6 (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!
Zaden Wolf Delivers Best Effort of Season
Central Valley was led to victory by Zaden Wolf, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Wolf wasn't messing around, rushing for 175 yards and five touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 78 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. The matchup was his seventh straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season. His longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Wolf and Central Valley will face off against Chambers/Wheeler Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wolf will face off against Michael Jesse, the Renegades' star quarterback. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 82.38
Anselmo-Merna had to settle for second on Friday, but Dane Duryea sure wasn't going down easily. Twin Loup had no answer to Duryea as he rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 56 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Duryea has thrown 2 touchdowns while averaging 16 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.03
Jesse Made His Presence Known in Chambers/Wheeler Central's 52-12 Loss
Chambers/Wheeler Central had to settle for second on Friday, but Michael Jesse sure wasn't going down easily. Burwell had no answer to Jesse as he threw for 95 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 58 yards. Jesse also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing two fumbles and making eight total tackles.
Chambers/Wheeler Central is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Jesse and Chambers/Wheeler Central will welcome Central Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.78
Garrett Hasenauer Delivers Electric Effort Vs Anselmo-Merna
Garrett Hasenauer was a major factor in Twin Loup's victory over Anselmo-Merna on Friday. Hasenauer turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Twin Loup is 2-1 when Hasenauer posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Twin Loup has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. Hasenauer and Twin Loup will take on Burwell on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.60
Yahya Harris Makes It Two for Twin Loup
Keeping Hasenauer company is Yahya Harris, a fellow Twin Loup player. He rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes.
For the year, Harris has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 66.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.07
Other Notable Players
- Elijah Heinz: 69 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 29.40)
- Luqman Harris: 56 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.77)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
