A District 3 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!
Isaiah Morgan Drops League-Best Effort on Friday
Starting off the list is Bryan's Isaiah Morgan, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Morgan rushed for 118 yards.
For the season, Morgan has averaged 125.1 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 44.38 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.70
Griffin Novacek Delivers Electric Effort Vs Columbus
Kearney picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Griffin Novacek. Nobody could stop Novacek as he threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Kearney's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Novacek and Kearney will head out to challenge Bryan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.83
Samuel Nachtigal Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Kearney got the W thanks in part to Samuel Nachtigal playing the best football he has all season. Nachtigal rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run.
This year, Nachtigal has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 61 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 6.88 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.00
Lincoln East found a leader in Huxton Katt as the squad took down Bryan on Friday. Bryan had no answer to Katt as he rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown.
The victory made it two in a row for Lincoln East and bumps their season record up to 5-3. They and Lincoln Southeast are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 18.80
Angel Bustamante Makes It Two for Bryan
Another Bryan player making an appearance on this list is Angel Bustamante. He made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
For the season, Bustamante has averaged 2.9 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.25 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 16.50
Other Notable Players
- Abrahm Christensen: 36 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 15.77)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
