C1 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!
Brant Gulizia Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Auburn's Brant Gulizia, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Gulizia wasn't messing around on Friday, making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss). The game was his fifth straight with two or more rushing touchdowns.
Auburn pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Gulizia and Auburn will host O'Neill at 5:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 67.68
A Season-Best Performance from Cy Petersen Leads Syracuse over Wilber-Clatonia
Syracuse was led to victory by Cy Petersen, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Petersen rushed for 249 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.5 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (111.1) per game. Those 249 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
For the season, Petersen has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 111.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 63 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 47.80
Korey Nippert Has Career Rushing Day
Sadly, Korey Nippert posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Fairbury over Falls City on Friday. Nippert rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles.
On the year, Nippert has thrown 2 touchdowns while averaging 43.9 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 9.11 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 46.22 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 45.78
Sells Came Up Big in Falls City's 21-14 Win
Blakely Sells helped snap Falls City's three-game losing streak. Sells turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday, rushing for 56 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 102 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Sells has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 126.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.70
Tieran Cox Makes It Two for Syracuse
The second Syracuse player making an appearance here is Tieran Cox, and for good reason. He rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
On the year, Cox has run in 18 touchdowns while averaging 125.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 6.33 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.60
Other Notable Players
- Isaac Frederick: 61 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 38 yards receiving (Gamescore: 22.65)
- Mason Lintz: 56 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
