B District 5 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!
Nate Kelley's Big Game Leads Scottsbluff over Mccook
Starting off the list is Scottsbluff's Nate Kelley, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Kelley rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 71 yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Scottsbluff, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. Kelley and Scottsbluff are taking a road trip to challenge York at 6:55 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.73
A Season-Best Performance from Kooper Kohl Leads Hastings over Lexington
Hastings was led to victory by Kooper Kohl, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Kohl made six total tackles.
For the year, Kohl has averaged 5.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 interceptions. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to eight.
Gamescore: 32.68
Cano Came Up Big in Lexington's 45-7 Loss
Cesar Cano continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game with at least 110 rushing yards. He rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles and defending two passes.
Lexington's defeat was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7. Cano's next matchup is against McCook on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 32.40
Tucker Synek Goes Supernova in Hastings Win
Tucker Synek posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 160 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 60 yards on only five carries.
For the season, Synek has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 214.6 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to six.
Gamescore: 29.17
Barron Williams Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Barron Williams of Gering. Williams picked up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This season, Williams has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 54.8 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 19 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.62
Other Notable Players
- Desmonde Smith: 122 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.80)
- Trenton Raile: 116 yards passing; 24 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.13)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
