A District 2 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Big Game from Jones As Papillion-Lavista South Won 77-14
Starting off the list is Papillion-LaVista South's Derek Jones, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Jones rushed for 125 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries.
On the season, Jones has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 118.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 39.80
Collins Posts Huge Game in 69-39 Loss
While Nate Collins delivered a dominant effort on Thursday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Burke. Despite the loss, Collins was still balling out as he threw for 399 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Burke is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Collins and Burke will take on Papillion-LaVista South at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.20
Jaeden Thompson's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Jaeden Thompson posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. As a matter of fact, he turned in his biggest game of the season, rushing for 70 yards and a touchdown.
Thompson and Norfolk will square off against Elkhorn South at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The game will pit Thompson up against the Storm's star rusher Gavin Shanahan. Will the match be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 36.35
Lane Mead Makes It Two for Norfolk
Keeping Thompson company is Lane Mead, a fellow Norfolk player. He rushed for 20 yards.
Mead and Norfolk will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Elkhorn South at 7:00 p.m. The matchup will pit Mead up against the Storm's star RB Gavin Shanahan. Will the game be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 33.95
Casey Popish Makes It Two for Papillion-Lavista South
Another Papillion-LaVista South player making an appearance on this list is Casey Popish. He picked up 93 receiving yards.
This season, Popish has averaged 56.4 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 26 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.88
Other Notable Players
- Dayton Collins: 143 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.72)
- Isidro Rosas: 68 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.08)
- Logan Arch: 76 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.90)
- Cole Signor: 120 yards passing; 46 yards rushing (Gamescore: 19.30)
- Drew Streich: 61 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.02)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
