D2 District 2 (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!
Gavin Hardeman's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Lyons-Decatur Northeast over Bancroft-Rosalie
Starting off the list is Lyons-Decatur Northeast's Gavin Hardeman, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Hardeman rushed for 248 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Those 248 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Unfortunately for Bancroft-Rosalie, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Hardeman. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Hardeman saw the Panthers), he rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Gamescore: 73.60
Buchholz Came Up Big in Bancroft-Rosalie's 54-42 Win
Nick Buchholz's big game helped extend Bancroft-Rosalie's winning streak to seven on Friday. Buchholz turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 277 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 37 yards and two touchdowns.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast's probably not too fond of Buchholz given he always seems to get the better of them. When Buchholz last faced the Cougars back in September of 2023, he rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 135 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes.
Gamescore: 64.87
Graysen Briggs and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Graysen Briggs's big game helped extend Bancroft-Rosalie's winning streak to seven on Friday. Briggs did his part (and then some), rushing for 108 yards and a touchdown for the 'W'. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Briggs it was a similar story. Briggs rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries the last time he and the Cougars duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 53.13
Bancroft-Rosalie picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Braylon Wegner. Wegner did his part (and then some), picking up 142 receiving yards and two touchdowns for the 'W'.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast's probably not too fond of Wegner given he always seems to get the better of them. Wegner picked up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Cougars duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 43.12
Landen Cooper Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Lyons-Decatur Northeast had to settle for second even though Landen Cooper put up the best numbers he has all season. Cooper rushed for 221 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.5 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 52 yards.
On the year, Cooper has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 125.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 68.57 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.80
Other Notable Players
- Andrew Haberman: 80 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 41.25)
- Braxton Bonneau: 91 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.10)
- Asher Uttecht: 16 total tackles (Gamescore: 22.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
