D2 District 1 (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!
Coleman Made His Presence Known in Elmwood-Murdock's 58-14 Victory
Starting off the list is Elmwood-Murdock's Dashiell Coleman, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Coleman rushed for 125 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 90 yards and two touchdowns.
Elmwood-Murdock now has a winning record of 4-3. Coleman and Elmwood-Murdock will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Weeping Water at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 75.60
Brody Marsh Makes It Two for Elmwood-Murdock
Keeping Coleman company is Brody Marsh, a fellow Elmwood-Murdock player. He rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
On the year, Marsh has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 90.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 60.20
Tucker Bickford Delivers Best Performance of Season
Weeping Water was led to victory by Tucker Bickford, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Bickford rushed for 161 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 96 yards and a touchdown while completing 81.8% of his passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 58 yards.
Weeping Water pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Bickford and Weeping Water are taking a road trip to face off against Elmwood-Murdock at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 54.40
A Season-Best Effort from Kayden Bacon Leads Elmwood-Murdock over Cedar Bluffs
Elmwood-Murdock was led to victory by Kayden Bacon, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Bacon rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023. His longest rush was for an incredible 79 yards.
This season, Bacon has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 21.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.85
Owen Seger Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Friday, Weeping Water got the W thanks in part to Owen Seger playing the best football he has all season. Seger rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This year, Seger has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 43.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.29 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.33
Other Notable Players
- Luke Harms: 33 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 50 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.53)
- Hunter Bohling: 78 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.37)
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