A District 6 Top Football Player Performances

A District 6 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!

Wheeler Came Up Big in Grand Island's 13-7 Defeat

Starting off the list is Grand Island's Nelsyn Wheeler, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Wheeler rushed for 177 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry.

Grand Island is on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Wheeler and Grand Island will be playing at home against Bellevue East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Gamescore: 31.40

Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Grant Ryan

Grant Ryan continued his hot streak on Thursday by dropping his tenth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss).

On the year, Ryan has averaged 11.1 total tackles per game.

Gamescore: 17.25

Adolfo Loeza Makes It Two for Grand Island

The second Grand Island player making an appearance here is Adolfo Loeza, and for good reason. He picked up two sacks and made six total tackles.

For the year, Loeza has averaged 3.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks.

Gamescore: 14.75

The second Westview player making an appearance here is Aaron Kolala, and for good reason. He wasn't messing around on Thursday, picking up a sack and making five total tackles (2.0 for loss). The contest was his eighth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.

This year, Kolala has averaged 10.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 1.86 total tackles per game.