D2 District 4 (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!
Gage Friesen Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is High Plains's Gage Friesen, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Friesen's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 138 rushing yards dating back to last season. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
High Plains' win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Friesen and High Plains will challenge Lawrence-Nelson at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 58.18
A Season-Best Effort from Jackson Williams Leads Lawrence-Nelson over Giltner
Lawrence-Nelson was led to victory by Jackson Williams, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Williams rushed for 97 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries. He has become a key player for Lawrence-Nelson: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Lawrence-Nelson pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Williams and Lawrence-Nelson will square off against High Plains at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 45.88
Aidan Zikmund Turns in Season-Best Effort
Aidan Zikmund produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Lawrence-Nelson to the win on Friday. Zikmund picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Zikmund has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 28.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.38
Cummings Came Up Big in Giltner's 72-20 Defeat
While Giltner might've come up empty on Friday, Brody Cummings wasn't going down without a fight. Cummings was unstoppable, rushing for 49 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 95 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Cummings has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 50.4 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 2.75 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.88
Wyatt Frey Makes It Three for Lawrence-Nelson
Another Lawrence-Nelson player making an appearance on this list is Wyatt Frey. He threw for 198 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown.
If history really does repeat itself, Frey might just drop another big game when he faces off against High Plains on Friday. Last Friday (the last time Frey saw the Storm), he rushed for 219 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 63 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 27.60
Other Notable Players
- Quincy Orme: 92 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.30)
- Holden McDonald: 65 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
