D1 District 3 (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!
Cole Heimes Goes Supernova in Hartington-Newcastle Win
Starting off the list is Hartington-Newcastle's Cole Heimes, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Heimes rushed for 107 yards and four touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 107 rushing yards.
The victory was the third in a row for Hartington-Newcastle, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats takes on Exeter-Milligan/Friend at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 52.22
Brock Jeannoutot Turns in Another Game with at Least 107 Rushing Yards
Brock Jeannoutot continued his hot streak on Thursday by dropping his seventh-straight game with at least 107 rushing yards. He rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Jeannoutot has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 156.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.30
Jacob Smith Makes It Two for Bloomfield
Another Bloomfield player making an appearance on this list is Jacob Smith. He rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also caught a touchdown. He has become a key player for Bloomfield: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 2-3 otherwise.
For the season, Smith has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 26.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.05
Wausa/Osmond had to settle for second on Friday, but Jaxon Vinson sure wasn't going down easily. Nobody could stop Vinson as he rushed for 24 yards.
For the season, Vinson has averaged 44.9 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.35
Cash Wickersham Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Cash Wickersham of Niobrara/Verdigre. Wickersham rushed for 32 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Niobrara/Verdigre's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-4 when he doesn't).
For the season, Wickersham has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 81.2 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 32.68
Other Notable Players
- Colton Baue: 1 TD ; 85 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 30.73)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
