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 77-14 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 125 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries.
This year, Jones has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 118.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 39.80
Nate Collins Goes Supernova in Burke Loss
While Nate Collins delivered a dominant performance on Thursday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Burke. Collins turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 399 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Burke is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Collins' next match is against Papillion-LaVista South on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 38.20
Jaeden Thompson Has Career-Day on Thursday
Jaeden Thompson posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. He rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long.
Norfolk now has a winning record of 4-3. Thompson and Norfolk will host Elkhorn South at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 36.35
Lane Mead Makes It Two for Norfolk
Another Norfolk player making an appearance on this list is Lane Mead. He rushed for 20 yards.
On the season, Mead has averaged 16.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 1.29 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.95
Casey Popish Makes It Two for Papillion-Lavista South
The second Papillion-LaVista South player making an appearance here is Casey Popish, and for good reason. He picked up 93 receiving yards.
For the year, Popish has averaged 56.4 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, 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
