D2 District 2 (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!
Gavin Hardeman Goes Supernova in Lyons-Decatur Northeast Loss
Starting off the list is Lyons-Decatur Northeast's Gavin Hardeman, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Hardeman rushed for 248 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Hardeman must have Bancroft-Rosalie's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Hardeman saw the Panthers), he rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Gamescore: 73.60
Big Game from Buchholz As Bancroft-Rosalie Won 54-42
Nick Buchholz's big game helped extend Bancroft-Rosalie's winning streak to seven on Friday. Buchholz turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 277 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 37 yards and two touchdowns.
Unfortunately for Lyons-Decatur Northeast, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Buchholz. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Buchholz saw the Cougars), he rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 135 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes.
Gamescore: 64.87
Graysen Briggs and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Bancroft-Rosalie picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Graysen Briggs. Briggs turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 108 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 75 yards.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast's probably not too fond of Briggs given he always seems to get the better of them. Briggs rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries the last time he and the Cougars duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 53.13
Braylon Wegner's big game helped extend Bancroft-Rosalie's winning streak to seven on Friday. Wegner was dynamite, picking up 142 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Wegner must have Lyons-Decatur Northeast's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Wegner picked up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Cougars duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 43.12
Landen Cooper Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Lyons-Decatur Northeast had to settle for second even though Landen Cooper put up the best numbers he has all season. Cooper rushed for 221 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.5 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 52 yards.
This year, Cooper has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 125.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 68.57 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.80
Other Notable Players
- Andrew Haberman: 80 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 41.25)
- Braxton Bonneau: 91 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.10)
- Asher Uttecht: 16 total tackles (Gamescore: 22.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
