D1 District 3 (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!
A Season-Best Performance from Cole Heimes Leads Hartington-Newcastle over Boyd County
Cole Heimes produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Hartington-Newcastle to the win on Friday. Heimes rushed for 255 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 94 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 57 yards.
On the year, Heimes has thrown 9 touchdowns (and and only 1 picks) while averaging 115.3 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 107.02
Hudson Hoffman Delivers Electric Effort Vs Hartington-Newcastle
Boyd County had to settle for second on Friday, but Hudson Hoffman sure wasn't going down easily. Despite the loss, Hoffman was still balling out as he rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 54 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also made 12 total tackles and defended a pass.
This year, Hoffman has run in 15 touchdowns while averaging 144.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 45.95
Another Game with at Least 107 Rushing Yards from Brock Jeannoutot
Brock Jeannoutot continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his sixth-straight game with at least 107 rushing yards. He rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown.
Bloomfield now has a winning record of 4-3. Jeannoutot and Bloomfield will challenge Hartington-Newcastle at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 40.25
Cash Wickersham Makes It Two for Niobrara/Verdigre
Keeping Bauer company is Cash Wickersham, a fellow Niobrara/Verdigre player. He threw for 105 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Wickersham has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 81.4 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 8.1 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 60.4 passer rating.
Gamescore: 24.90
Other Notable Players
- Cash Sinclair: 20 total tackles (Gamescore: 23.15)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
