D2 District 9 (8 Man) Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Kyle Cox Dazzles in Sandhills/Thedford Win
Kyle Cox's big game helped extend Sandhills/Thedford's winning streak to 17 on Friday. Nobody could stop Cox as he rushed for 184 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 72 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 21st straight game with at least 119 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Unfortunately for Hyannis, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Cox. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Cox saw the Longhorns), he rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 75 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Gamescore: 85.80
Kvanvig Made His Presence Known in Mullen's 78-12 Win
Tate Kvanvig was a major factor in Mullen's win over Bayard on Thursday. Nobody could stop Kvanvig as he rushed for 96 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making four total tackles.
Mullen pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Kvanvig and Mullen will face off against Axtell at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 61.65
Kole Jones Turns in Season-Best Effort
Maxwell was led to victory by Kole Jones, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Jones rushed for 172 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries, 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 105 or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
For the year, Jones has run in 15 touchdowns while averaging 74.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 33 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 61.27
Another Game with at Least 106 Rushing Yards from Alex Werner
Mullen was led to victory by Alex Werner, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Werner's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 106 rushing yards dating back to last season.
On the season, Werner has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 121.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 7.38 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 57.20
Other Notable Players
- Carson Cooksley: 2 TDs ; 50 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 47.27)
- Cooper Walker: 78 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 36.90)
- Colt Gosnell: 1 sack, 8 total tackles (6.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 31.25)
- Jason Kraus: 2.5 sacks and 10 total tackles (2.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 26.25)
- Cinch Sanger: 64 yards passing; 92 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.97)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
