D1 District 8 (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!
Brennan Lindner Delivers Best Performance of Season
Pleasanton was led to victory by Brennan Lindner, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Lindner rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 120 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making two total tackles.
The victory for Pleasanton keeps them at an undefeated 8-0. Lindner's next match is against Sandhills Valley on Thursday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 57.80
Conner Paulsen's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
On Friday, South Loup got the W thanks in part to Conner Paulsen playing the best football he has all season. Paulsen rushed for 179 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Paulsen has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 28 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had eight rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 16.
Gamescore: 57.48
Ravenna was led to victory by Kobe Chamberlin, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Chamberlin rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Chamberlin has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 24.1 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging two rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 31.75 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 48.28
Jaysen Cronin and Co. Win Ninth in a Row
Jaysen Cronin was instrumental in extending Pleasanton's winning streak to nine on Thursday. Cronin was dynamite, picking up 62 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more receiving touchdowns the last three times he's played.
This year, Cronin has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 72.2 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 22.25 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.20
Trenton Wedemeyer Makes It Two for Ravenna
Another Ravenna player making an appearance on this list is Trenton Wedemeyer. He picked up 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 52 yards.
This season, Wedemeyer has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 39.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.15
Other Notable Players
- Gavin Reisbeck: 136 yards passing; 100 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 37.87)
- Aj Starr: 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 31.60)
- Andrew Rentschler: 59 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.65)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
