D1 District 8 (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!
Brennan Lindner Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Thursday, Pleasanton got the W thanks in part to Brennan Lindner playing the best football he has all season. Lindner rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 120 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made two total tackles.
The victory for Pleasanton keeps them at an undefeated 8-0. Lindner and Pleasanton will be playing in front of their home fans against Sandhills Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 57.80
Conner Paulsen Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Friday, South Loup got the W thanks in part to Conner Paulsen playing the best football he has all season. Paulsen rushed for 179 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This year, Paulsen has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 28 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had eight rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 16.
Gamescore: 57.48
Kobe Chamberlin produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Ravenna to the win on Friday. Chamberlin rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This year, Chamberlin has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 24.1 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging two rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 31.75 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 48.28
Pleasanton Wins Ninth-Straight Thanks to Jaysen Cronin
Jaysen Cronin was instrumental in extending Pleasanton's winning streak to nine on Thursday. Nobody could stop Cronin as he picked up 62 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more receiving touchdowns the last three times he's played.
On the year, Cronin has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 72.2 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 22.25 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.20
Trenton Wedemeyer Makes It Two for Ravenna
Another Ravenna player making an appearance on this list is Trenton Wedemeyer. He picked up 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 52 yards.
For the season, Wedemeyer has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 39.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.15
Other Notable Players
- Gavin Reisbeck: 136 yards passing; 100 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 37.87)
- Aj Starr: 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 31.60)
- Andrew Rentschler: 59 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.65)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
