B District 2 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!
Chase Grow put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2023 on Thursday. He threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes, and also rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
The win was the fourth in a row for Gretna East, bringing their record for this year to 4-3. Grow and Gretna East will square off against Elkhorn North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.00
A Season-Best Performance from Seth Kraegel Leads Gretna East over Ralston
Seth Kraegel produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Gretna East to the win on Thursday. Kraegel picked up 144 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for Gretna East: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
For the season, Kraegel has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 80 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 33.32
Knudsen Made His Presence Known in Gretna's 51-14 Win
Michael Knudsen put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He threw for 219 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. He is becoming a predictor of Gretna's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
On the season, Knudsen has thrown 23 touchdowns (and and only 4 pick) while averaging 315.1 passing 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 five.
Gamescore: 32.50
A Constellation of Stars for Gretna East
Another Gretna East player making an appearance on this list is Connor Sams. He rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
This season, Sams has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 66.6 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 29.95
Other Notable Players
- Cade Stix: 78 yards passing; 46 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.30)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
