D1 District 3 (8 Man) 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Cole Heimes Leads Hartington-Newcastle over Boyd County
Cole Heimes produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Hartington-Newcastle to the win on Friday. Heimes rushed for 255 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 94 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 57 yards.
On the year, Heimes has thrown 9 touchdowns (and and only 1 picks) while averaging 115.3 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 107.02
Hudson Hoffman Goes Supernova in Boyd County Loss
While Boyd County might've come up empty on Friday, Hudson Hoffman wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Hoffman as he rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 54 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making 12 total tackles and defending a pass.
Boyd County's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. They and Crofton are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.95
Brock Jeannoutot Turns in Another Game with at Least 107 Rushing Yards
Brock Jeannoutot's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his sixth-straight game with 107+ rushing yards. He rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown.
Bloomfield now has a winning record of 4-3. Jeannoutot and Bloomfield will face off against Hartington-Newcastle at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 40.25
Cash Wickersham Makes It Two for Niobrara/Verdigre
Keeping Bauer company is Cash Wickersham, a fellow Niobrara/Verdigre player. He threw for 105 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Wickersham has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 81.4 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 29.57 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.90
Other Notable Players
- Cash Sinclair: 20 total tackles (Gamescore: 23.15)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
