D2 District 3 (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!
Dylan Brichacek Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Dylan Brichacek posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Howells-Dodge over Riverside on Friday. Brichacek rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023.
Howells-Dodge's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-1. Brichacek and Howells-Dodge will challenge Osceola at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.28
Fletcher Dubas' Big Game Leads Fullerton over Nebraska Christian
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Fletcher Dubas stepped things up a notch to give Fullerton the 'W'. Dubas was dynamite, rushing for 106 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 131 yards and three touchdowns.
This season, Dubas has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 91.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.23
A Season-Best Effort from MAXTON MEYSENBURG Leads Fullerton over Nebraska Christian
On Friday, Fullerton got the W thanks in part to MAXTON MEYSENBURG playing the best football he has all season. MEYSENBURG picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 33 yards. He didn't just play on offense: he also made six total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
This year, MEYSENBURG has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 34 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.03
Hunter Luther Makes It Two for Howells-Dodge
Another Howells-Dodge player making an appearance on this list is Hunter Luther. He rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 124 rushing yards dating back to last season.
For the season, Luther has run in 15 touchdowns while averaging 165.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.78
Brayden Santos Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Brayden Santos of Osceola. Santos picked up 59 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Osceola is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. Santos and Osceola will welcome Howells-Dodge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 20.98
Other Notable Players
- Hunter Gochenour: 48 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.22)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
