D2 District 4 (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!
Luke Otte Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Luke Otte posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Nebraska Lutheran over Lawrence-Nelson on Friday. Otte picked up 114 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making nine total tackles (1.0 for loss).
For the year, Otte has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 54 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 7.33 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 48.20
White Came Up Big in Giltner's 61-14 Defeat
While Giltner might've come up empty on Friday, Blaydon White wasn't going down without a fight. High Plains had no answer to White as he rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown. White showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 60 yards.
Giltner is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-6. White and Giltner will square off against Bruning-Davenport/Shickley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.02
Wyatt Frey was a major factor in Lawrence-Nelson's win over Nebraska Lutheran on Friday. Nebraska Lutheran had no answer to Frey as he threw for 31 yards and a touchdown.
Lawrence-Nelson pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Frey and Lawrence-Nelson will head out to take on High Plains at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.37
Jackson Williams Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Lawrence-Nelson got the W thanks in part to Jackson Williams playing the best football he has all season. Williams rushed for 96 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. He is becoming a predictor of Lawrence-Nelson's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
This year, Williams has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 79 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.80
Gage Friesen Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Gage Friesen of High Plains. Friesen rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
High Plains pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Friesen and High Plains will host Lawrence-Nelson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.20
Other Notable Players
- Grayhm Beck: 80 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.35)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
