D1 District 7 (8 Man) Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Mikey Bartu Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Starting off the list is Exeter-Milligan/Friend's Mikey Bartu, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Thursday Bartu rushed for 264 yards and six touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 101 or more in the last five games he's played.
On the year, Bartu has run in 23 touchdowns while averaging 155 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he had four rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 82.03
Ethan Shaw Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Ethan Shaw was instrumental in extending Sandy Creek's winning streak to nine on Thursday. Shaw was excellent, throwing for 285 yards and five touchdowns on only 18 passes, while also rushing for 81 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.1 passing touchdowns per game. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
Sandy Creek's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-0. Shaw and Sandy Creek will take on Sandhills Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 77.30
Sam Souerdyke Goes Supernova in Thayer Central Win
Sam Souerdyke's big game helped extend Thayer Central's winning streak to four on Thursday. Souerdyke was unstoppable, rushing for 211 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 111 rushing yards.
Thayer Central is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. Souerdyke and Thayer Central are on the road again on Friday to play Crofton at 5:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 63.20
Kamerin Sealey and Co. Win Ninth in a Row
Kamerin Sealey's big game helped extend Sandy Creek's winning streak to nine on Thursday. Sealey turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
This year, Sealey has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 59.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.55
Wyatt Pollet Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Wyatt Pollet of Sutton. Pollet rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 110 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Pollet has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 116.7 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had ten passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 35.13
Other Notable Players
- Connor Rempe: 110 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 34.00)
- Jacob Huxoll: 23 total tackles (2.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 32.10)
- Wes Biltoft: 56 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 28.68)
- Laken Wiedel: 110 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.50)
- Colton Kuhlmann: 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
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