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!
Jones Made His Presence Known in Papillion-Lavista South's 47-8 Win
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 180 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.0 yards per carry.
On the year, Jones has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 126.4 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 31.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.80
A Season-Best Performance from Chase Cunningham Leads Papillion-Lavista South over Burke
On Friday, Papillion-LaVista South got the W thanks in part to Chase Cunningham playing the best football he has all season. Cunningham threw for 118 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the year, Cunningham has thrown 16 touchdowns while averaging 153 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 31.37
Elkhorn South Gets a Boost from Shanahan in 45-13 Victory
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Thursday Gavin Shanahan stepped things up a notch to give Elkhorn South the 'W'. Nobody could stop Shanahan as he rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Shanahan has averaged 12.8 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had four rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 13.
Gamescore: 27.98
Cooper Perrien Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Elkhorn South was led to victory by Cooper Perrien, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Perrien picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.1 total tackles per game.
This season, Perrien has averaged 5.1 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 23.25
Madden Riggs Makes It Three for Elkhorn South
Another Elkhorn South player making an appearance on this list is Madden Riggs. He threw for 157 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
This season, Riggs has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 150.9 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 96.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.67
Other Notable Players
- Casey Popish: 56 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.60)
- Jaydon Sutko: 1 TD ; 35 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.13)
- Benjamin Shafer: 1.5 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
