D1 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!
Josue Munoz Puts an End to Homer's Losing Streak on Friday
Josue Munoz helped snap Homer's six-game losing streak. On Friday Munoz picked up 149 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 59 yards.
For the season, Munoz has thrown 2 touchdowns while averaging 18.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 86.55
Kneifl Came Up Big in Pender's 38-19 Defeat
Pender had to settle for second on Friday, but Owen Kneifl sure wasn't going down easily. Kneifl turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 113 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Kneifl has run in 18 touchdowns while averaging 127.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging one rushing yard per game.
Gamescore: 34.55
Guardian Angels Central Catholic Wins Ninth-Straight Thanks to Sam Hass
Sam Hass was instrumental in extending Guardian Angels Central Catholic's winning streak to nine on Friday. Tri County Northeast had no answer to Hass as he threw for 104 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 71 yards on only eight carries.
Guardian Angels Central Catholic pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Pender at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 34.18
Dominic Johnson and Co. Win Ninth in a Row
Guardian Angels Central Catholic picked up their ninth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Dominic Johnson. Nobody could stop Johnson as he picked up 31 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made seven total tackles.
This year, Johnson has averaged 5.1 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 29.02
Axton Caskey Goes Supernova in Homer Victory
Homer's six-game losing streak is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Axton Caskey. Caskey was unstoppable on Friday, throwing for 159 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes.
This year, Caskey has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 69.6 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging eight rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 19.88 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 26.35
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
