A District 5 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!
Tony Palmer Delivers Electric Performance Vs Lincoln Northeast
Starting off the list is South Sioux City's Tony Palmer, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Palmer rushed for 308 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 69 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 69 yards.
Palmer and South Sioux City will be playing in front of their home fans against Buena Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Palmer will face off against Zyaire Tucker, the Bison's star running back. Will the contest be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 84.78
Jaron Cannon and Co. Win Fourth in a Row
Jaron Cannon was instrumental in extending Omaha North's winning streak to four on Friday. Cannon turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 143 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Bellevue West had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Cannon it was a similar story. Back in August of 2023 (the last time Cannon saw the Thunderbirds), he rushed for 162 yards while picking up 10.1 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 36.37
Darion Jones Makes It Two for Omaha North
Another Omaha North player making an appearance on this list is Darion Jones. He picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Jones and Omaha North will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lincoln Southwest at 7:00 p.m. Jones will face off against Griffin Semrad, the Silver Hawks' star WR. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 33.03
Helms Posts Huge Game in 42-22 Win
The second South Sioux City player making an appearance here is Dj Helms, and for good reason. He picked up four receiving yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 47 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Helms has thrown those 1 touchdown while averaging 6.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.52
A Season-Best Effort from Brockston Teply Leads Lincoln Southwest over Buena Vista
Lincoln Southwest was led to victory by Brockston Teply, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Teply threw for 125 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Lincoln Southwest is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 3-5 record this season. Teply and Lincoln Southwest will challenge Omaha North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.53
Other Notable Players
- Grant Matson: 111 yards passing; 107 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.90)
- Maxwell Clark: 1 sack and 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
- B.J. Louis: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Mikey Gow: 127 yards passing; 27 yards rushing (Gamescore: 16.77)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
