North Central II (8 Man) 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!
Tom Lardner Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Branson's Tom Lardner, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Lardner threw for 312 yards and six touchdowns while completing 78.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.2 passing touchdowns per game.
If history really does repeat itself, Lardner might just drop another big game when he faces off against South Fork on Saturday. When Lardner last faced the Cubs back in November of 2023, he threw for 521 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes.
Gamescore: 63.05
Wesley Way Goes Supernova in South Fork Defeat
Wesley Way posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 226 yards, and also threw for 29 yards and a touchdown.
South Fork is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-4. Way and South Fork will venture away from home to challenge Branson at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 48.43
Sypult Made His Presence Known in Stuart Hall's 62-8 Victory
Rhett Sypult's big game helped extend Stuart Hall's winning streak to five on Friday. Calistoga had no answer to Sypult as he threw for 132 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Sypult must have Calistoga's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. When Sypult last faced the Wildcats back in October of 2023, he threw for 260 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 30 yards.
Gamescore: 35.60
Chase Hoeveler Makes It Two for Branson
The second Branson player making an appearance here is Chase Hoeveler, and for good reason. He picked up 154 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
For the year, Hoeveler has caught those 3 touchdowns while averaging 87 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.32
A Constellation of Stars for Branson
Another Branson player making an appearance on this list is Mo Jacoby. He picked up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Jacoby has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 83.2 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after four games last season, he was only averaging 39 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.12
Other Notable Players
- Daniel Furman: 21 total tackles (Gamescore: 21.63)
- Colby Buxton: 81 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 25 yards receiving (Gamescore: 20.95)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
