D1 District 3 (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!
Heimes Made His Presence Known in Hartington-Newcastle's 56-14 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 on only 11 carries, and also threw for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
For the season, Heimes has thrown 8 touchdowns (and and only 1 picks) while averaging 118.8 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 10.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 81.87
Hudson Hoffman was a major factor in Boyd County's win over Bloomfield on Friday. Nobody could stop Hoffman as he rushed for 52 yards and two touchdowns.
Boyd County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. Hoffman will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Hartington-Newcastle on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.98
Cole Bensen Makes It Two for Hartington-Newcastle
The second Hartington-Newcastle player making an appearance here is Cole Bensen, and for good reason. He rushed for -8 yards.
On the year, Bensen has averaged 3.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.25
While Cash Wickersham delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Niobrara/Verdigre. Wickersham was dynamite, throwing for 68 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Wickersham has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 77.5 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 24.73
Cash Sinclair Turns in Season-Best Performance
Cash Sinclair produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Boyd County to the win on Friday. Sinclair wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 15 total tackles. The contest was his fourth straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This season, Sinclair has averaged 8.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 22.75
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