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' Big Game Leads Hartington-Newcastle over Bloomfield
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 dating back to last season.
The win 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 dukes it out withExeter-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's rushing tear continued on Thursday as he dropped his seventh-straight game with 107+ rushing yards. He rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Jeannoutot has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 156.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.30
Jacob Smith Makes It Two for Bloomfield
Keeping Jeannoutot company is Jacob Smith, a fellow Bloomfield player. 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
Cash Wickersham was a major factor in Niobrara/Verdigre's victory over Wausa/Osmond on Friday. Wickersham was dynamite, rushing for 32 yards and two touchdowns. Niobrara/Verdigre is 2-1 when Wickersham posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
For the year, Wickersham has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 81.2 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 25.88 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.68
Coy Wickersham's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Coy Wickersham posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 41 yards.
This season, Wickersham has averaged 25.8 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 4.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 20.88 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 28.22
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
