Heart of the Plains (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!
Central Christian Gets a Boost from Reed in 52-6 Victory
Starting off the list is Central Christian's Nathan Reed, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Reed threw for 142 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The win (which was Central Christian's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1. Reed's next contest is against Argonia/Attica on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 39.57
Ry Kooiman Dazzles in Central Christian Win
Keeping Reed company is Ry Kooiman, a fellow Central Christian player. He rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 113 rushing yards dating back to last season.
On the season, Kooiman has averaged 26.8 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after five games last season, he was only averaging 42.2 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 155.4 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 33.37
A Constellation of Stars for Central Christian
Another Central Christian player making an appearance on this list is Jayden Linscheid. He picked up 61 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
St. Paul's probably not too fond of Linscheid given he always seems to get the better of them. When Linscheid last faced the Indians back in October of 2023, he rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
Gamescore: 30.85
Pretty Prairie was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Christian Chandler did his best to prevent it. Chandler was dynamite, picking up 43 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Pretty Prairie is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-5. Chandler and Pretty Prairie will head out to square off against Fairfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.22
Jake Hittle Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Jake Hittle of Skyline. Hittle picked up 74 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 50 yards.
Skyline now has a losing record at 2-3. Hittle and Skyline will face off against Independent at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.60
Other Notable Players
- Payton Becker: 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.30)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
