D2 District 6 (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 Zaden Wolf Leads Central Valley over Palmer
Central Valley was led to victory by Zaden Wolf, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Wolf wasn't messing around, rushing for 175 yards and five touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 78 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. The matchup was his seventh straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season. His longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Central Valley, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Wolf and Central Valley will take on Chambers/Wheeler Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 82.38
Anselmo-Merna was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Dane Duryea did his best to prevent it. Duryea turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 142 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 56 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Duryea has thrown 2 touchdowns while averaging 16 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.03
Chambers/Wheeler Central Gets a Boost from Jesse in 52-12 Defeat
Chambers/Wheeler Central had to settle for second on Friday, but Michael Jesse sure wasn't going down easily. Burwell had no answer to Jesse as he threw for 95 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 58 yards. Jesse also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing two fumbles and making eight total tackles.
Chambers/Wheeler Central is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Jesse and Chambers/Wheeler Central will face off against Central Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.78
Hasenauer Made His Presence Known in Twin Loup's 38-20 Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Garrett Hasenauer stepped things up a notch to give Twin Loup the 'W'. Hasenauer turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. He is becoming a predictor of Twin Loup's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
Twin Loup has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. Hasenauer and Twin Loup will square off against Burwell on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.60
Yahya Harris Makes It Two for Twin Loup
Keeping Hasenauer company is Yahya Harris, a fellow Twin Loup player. He rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes.
This season, Harris has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 66.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.07
Other Notable Players
- Elijah Heinz: 69 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 29.40)
- Luqman Harris: 56 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.77)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
