D1 District 5 (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!
Paydon Rinkol Turns in Season-Best Performance
Twin River was led to victory by Paydon Rinkol, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Rinkol rushed for 289 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 18.1 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 146 or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season.
Madison had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Rinkol it was a similar story. Rinkol rushed for 257 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Dragons duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 86.40
Another Game with at Least Two Rushing Touchdowns from Cameron Hlavac
On Friday, David City got the W thanks in part to Cameron Hlavac playing the best football he has all season. Hlavac wasn't messing around, rushing for 78 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 181 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. The match was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns.
The win for David City keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Hlavac and David City will head out to square off against Clarkson/Leigh at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 67.47
Twin River Gets a Boost from Rodriguez in 54-8 Victory
Colsten Rodriguez posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Twin River's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
On the season, Rodriguez has averaged 55.7 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 0.43 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.65
Reese Svoboda and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Reese Svoboda's big game helped extend David City's winning streak to seven on Friday. Humphrey-Lindsay had no answer to Svoboda as he rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also picked up 37 receiving yards and a touchdown. Svoboda's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
For the year, Svoboda has averaged 0.4 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 8.04 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 13.99 passer rating.
Gamescore: 33.02
Jeryn Struebing's big game helped extend Clarkson/Leigh's winning streak to four on Friday. Struebing turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 97 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Clarkson/Leigh pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Struebing and Clarkson/Leigh will be playing in front of their home fans against David City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.00
Other Notable Players
- Cohen Denker: 80 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 31.12)
- Blake Loseke: 61 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 31.10)
- Bodonn Sweeney: 141 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.37)
- Wyatt Crosley: 78 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.90)
- Garett Durkop: 109 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.82)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
