A District 3 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!
Isaiah Morgan Drops League-Best Effort on Friday
Starting off the list is Bryan's Isaiah Morgan, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Morgan rushed for 118 yards.
This year, Morgan has averaged 125.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 44.38 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.70
Big Game from Novacek As Kearney Won 43-14
Griffin Novacek was instrumental in extending Kearney's winning streak to five on Friday. Nobody could stop Novacek as he threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Kearney pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Novacek and Kearney will challenge Bryan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.83
Samuel Nachtigal Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Kearney got the W thanks in part to Samuel Nachtigal playing the best football he has all season. Nachtigal rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 72 yards.
On the season, Nachtigal has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 61 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 6.88 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.00
While Caden Vermaas delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Millard North. Nobody could stop Vermaas as he made six total tackles.
On the year, Vermaas has averaged 2.9 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 7.13 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 43.25 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 28.72
A Season-Best Performance from Henry Rehberg Leads Millard North over Omaha Central
Millard North came up short on Friday despite Henry Rehberg delivering his best game to date. Rehberg picked up two sacks and made ten total tackles. Millard North is 2-1 when Rehberg posts one or more sacks, but 2-3 otherwise.
This year, Rehberg has averaged 4 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks.
Gamescore: 22.50
Other Notable Players
- Abrahm Christensen: 36 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 15.77)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
