B District 1 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!
Jett Tingelhoff's Big Game Leads Elkhorn North over Skutt Catholic
Starting off the list is Elkhorn North's Jett Tingelhoff, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Tingelhoff rushed for 194 yards, and also caught a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Elkhorn North's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Tingelhoff and Elkhorn North will face off against Gretna East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.32
Alex Uchtman Goes Supernova in Elkhorn North Win
Alex Uchtman put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He picked up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He didn't just play on offense: he also made a tackle and defended four passes in addition to snagging an interception.
On the season, Uchtman has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 92.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.10
Will Gutz and Co. Win 20th in a Row
Will Gutz was instrumental in extending Bennington's winning streak to 20 on Friday. Gutz was excellent, rushing for 137 yards and two touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (101).
Bennington's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Gutz and Bennington will venture away from home to square off against Skutt Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 25.88
A Season-Best Effort from Tysen Fleischman Leads Bennington over Elkhorn
Tysen Fleischman's big game helped extend Bennington's winning streak to 20 on Friday. Fleischman produced his best game of the campaign : he forced a fumble and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
This season, Fleischman has averaged 5 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had one forced fumble. This year he is already up to three.
Gamescore: 23.25
Cooper Johnson's big game helped extend Bennington's winning streak to 20 on Friday. Johnson produced his best game of the campaign : he picked up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Johnson has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 59.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 6.57 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.45
Other Notable Players
- Houston Hill: 123 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.90)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
