D2 District 6 (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!
Luke Shoemaker Drops League-Best Effort on Friday
Starting off the list is Central Valley's Luke Shoemaker, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Shoemaker rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also picked up 61 receiving yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The win was the fifth in a row for Central Valley, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. Shoemaker and Central Valley will be playing at home against Elm Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 67.47
Gatlin Reimers Delivers Best Effort of Season
Palmer was led to victory by Gatlin Reimers, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Reimers made 21 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Palmer's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-4. Reimers and Palmer will challenge Wynot at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 66.03
Zaden Wolf's Big Game Leads Central Valley over Chambers/Wheeler Central
The second Central Valley player making an appearance here is Zaden Wolf, and for good reason. He rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 147 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season.
This year, Wolf has thrown 15 touchdowns (and and only 1 picks) while averaging 114.5 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 22.14 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 141.78 passer rating.
Gamescore: 57.55
Anselmo-Merna had to settle for second on Friday, but Dane Duryea sure wasn't going down easily. Palmer had no answer to Duryea as he rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 86 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Duryea has thrown 3 touchdowns while averaging 24.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 50.78
Emmerson Earl2 Makes It Two for Palmer
Another Palmer player making an appearance on this list is Emmerson Earl2. He picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 51 yards.
For the season, Earl2 has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 30.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.43
Other Notable Players
- Cooper Pokorny: 115 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 30.05)
- Taylor Kurz: 78 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.97)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
