A 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!
Marcus Buchanan Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Burke's Marcus Buchanan, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Buchanan made a tackle.
Gamescore: 67.55
Nate Collins Delivers Electric Effort Vs Omaha South
Another Burke player making an appearance on this list is Nate Collins. He threw for 435 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards.
On the season, Collins has thrown 25 touchdowns while averaging 259.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 62.50
A Season-Best Effort from Ostin Townsend Leads Burke over Omaha South
Burke was led to victory by Ostin Townsend, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Townsend rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
This year, Townsend has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 19.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 51.75
Shanahan Posts Huge Game in 28-20 Victory
Gavin Shanahan posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 51 receiving yards.
Elkhorn South's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Shanahan will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Creighton Prep on Saturday.
Gamescore: 44.97
Drew Streich Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Drew Streich of Norfolk. Streich picked up 116 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Streich has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 51.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 24.02
Other Notable Players
- Grant Beckenhauer: 1 interception and 14 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Landon Tate: 90 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.25)
- Elon Washington: 112 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.77)
- Mahajee Johnson: 1 interception (1TD) and 6 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.25)
- Chase Cunningham: 261 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.80)
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