D1 District 6 (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!
Carson Mcdonald Goes Supernova in Mccool Junction Win
Starting off the list is McCool Junction's Carson Mcdonald, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Mcdonald rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 180 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 118 rushing yards dating back to last season.
The win was the third in a row for McCool Junction, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. Mcdonald's next matchup is against Shelby-Rising City on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 71.15
Bryson Plock Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, McCool Junction got the W thanks in part to Bryson Plock playing the best football he has all season. Plock picked up 118 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Plock has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 35.6 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 3.14 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 62.43 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 62.92
Siebert Came Up Big in Heartland's 62-24 Loss
While Carter Siebert delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Heartland. Siebert turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 119 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 101 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 60 yards.
Heartland is on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Siebert and Heartland will venture away from home to challenge Mead at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.32
Shelby-Rising City Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Carter Eickmeier
Carter Eickmeier was instrumental in extending Shelby-Rising City's winning streak to five on Friday. Eickmeier was unstoppable, rushing for 193 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry.
Shelby-Rising City's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Eickmeier and Shelby-Rising City will take on McCool Junction at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.95
Kaleb Palik's Big Game Leads East Butler over Heartland
Rounding off our Top Five is Kaleb Palik of East Butler. Palik rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.1 yards per carry.
East Butler pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Palik and East Butler will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Centennial at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 39.30
Other Notable Players
- Jakson Smaus: 91 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 34.85)
- Logan Lindsley: 76 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 32.55)
- Grant Kozisek: 53 yards passing; 54 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 31.58)
- Tytus R Lee: 19 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 31.15)
- Jett Vrbka: 119 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 28.75)
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