D1 District 5 (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!
Paydon Rinkol Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Twin River got the W thanks in part to Paydon Rinkol playing the best football he has all season. Rinkol rushed for 289 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 18.1 yards per carry, 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 146 or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season.
Unfortunately for Madison, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Rinkol. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Rinkol saw the Dragons), he rushed for 257 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 86.40
Cameron Hlavac Turns in Another Game with at Least Two Rushing Touchdowns
David City was led to victory by Cameron Hlavac, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hlavac wasn't messing around, rushing for 78 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 181 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. The match was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns.
For the season, Hlavac has thrown 20 touchdowns while averaging 140.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 67.47
Big Game from Rodriguez As Twin River Won 54-8
Colsten Rodriguez posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Twin River's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
On the year, Rodriguez has averaged 55.7 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.43 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 25.71 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 35.65
Reese Svoboda and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Reese Svoboda's big game helped extend David City's winning streak to seven on Friday. Svoboda was unstoppable, rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, while also picking up 37 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This season, Svoboda has averaged 0.4 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 8.04 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 13.99 passer rating.
Gamescore: 33.02
Jeryn Struebing was instrumental in extending Clarkson/Leigh's winning streak to four on Friday. Struebing was dynamite, rushing for 97 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Clarkson/Leigh pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Struebing and Clarkson/Leigh will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Stanton at 7:00 p.m. on October 24th.
Gamescore: 32.00
Other Notable Players
- Cohen Denker: 80 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 31.12)
- Blake Loseke: 61 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 31.10)
- Wyatt Crosley: 78 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.90)
- Garett Durkop: 109 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.82)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
