A District 5 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!
Tony Palmer Delivers Electric Effort Vs Lincoln Northeast
Starting off the list is South Sioux City's Tony Palmer, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Palmer rushed for 308 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 69 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 69 yards.
Palmer will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Buena Vista on Friday. The match will pit Palmer up against the Bison's star RB Zyaire Tucker. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 84.78
Omaha North Wins Fourth-Straight Thanks to Jaron Cannon
Omaha North picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jaron Cannon. Nobody could stop Cannon as he rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Bellevue West had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Cannon it was a similar story. When Cannon last faced the Thunderbirds back in August of 2023, he rushed for 162 yards while picking up 10.1 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 36.37
Darion Jones Makes It Two for Omaha North
Another Omaha North player making an appearance on this list is Darion Jones. He picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Jones' next match is against Lincoln Southwest on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort. Jones will face off against Griffin Semrad on Friday, the Silver Hawks' star WR. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 33.03
Helms Came Up Big in South Sioux City's 42-22 Victory
The second South Sioux City player making an appearance here is Dj Helms, and for good reason. He picked up four receiving yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 47 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Helms has thrown those 1 touchdown while averaging 6.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.52
Brockston Teply Delivers Best Effort of Season
Lincoln Southwest was led to victory by Brockston Teply, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Teply threw for 125 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Lincoln Southwest is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-5 record this season. Teply and Lincoln Southwest will challenge Omaha North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.53
Other Notable Players
- Grant Matson: 111 yards passing; 107 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.90)
- Maxwell Clark: 1 sack and 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
- B.J. Louis: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Mikey Gow: 127 yards passing; 27 yards rushing (Gamescore: 16.77)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
