D2 District 1 (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!
Tucker Bickford Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Weeping Water got the W thanks in part to Tucker Bickford playing the best football he has all season. Bickford rushed for 161 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 96 yards and a touchdown while completing 81.8% of his passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 58 yards.
Weeping Water pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Bickford's next contest is against Elmwood-Murdock on Thursday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 54.40
Owen Seger Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Friday, Weeping Water got the W thanks in part to Owen Seger playing the best football he has all season. Seger rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Seger has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 43.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.29 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.33
Harms Made His Presence Known in Weeping Water's 52-11 Win
Another Weeping Water player making an appearance on this list is Luke Harms. He picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Harms has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 19.6 receiving 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 13.
Gamescore: 24.53
Jaren Boschult put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown.
Cedar Bluffs is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Boschult and Cedar Bluffs will square off against Sacred Heart at 6:55 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 20.65
Hunter Bohling Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Hunter Bohling of Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer. Bohling rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-5. Bohling and Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer will be playing in front of their home fans against Johnson County Central at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 20.37
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