D2 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!
Zaden Wolf Turns in Season-Best Performance
Central Valley was led to victory by Zaden Wolf, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Wolf wasn't messing around, rushing for 175 yards and five touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 78 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. The contest was his seventh straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season. His longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The win (which was Central Valley's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Wolf and Central Valley will square off against Chambers/Wheeler Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 82.38
While Anselmo-Merna might've come up empty on Friday, Dane Duryea wasn't going down without a fight. Despite the defeat, Duryea was still balling out as he rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 56 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Duryea has thrown 2 touchdowns while averaging 16 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.03
Jesse Made His Presence Known in Chambers/Wheeler Central's 52-12 Loss
While Michael Jesse delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Chambers/Wheeler Central. Nobody could stop Jesse as he threw for 95 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 58 yards. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing two fumbles and making eight total tackles.
Chambers/Wheeler Central is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Jesse and Chambers/Wheeler Central will face off against Central Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.78
Twin Loup Gets a Boost from Hasenauer in 38-20 Victory
Garrett Hasenauer was a major factor in Twin Loup's victory over Anselmo-Merna on Friday. Hasenauer did his part (and then some), rushing for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries for the 'W'. Twin Loup is 2-1 when Hasenauer posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Twin Loup has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. Hasenauer and Twin Loup will square off against Burwell on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.60
Yahya Harris Makes It Two for Twin Loup
Another Twin Loup player making an appearance on this list is Yahya Harris. He rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes.
This season, Harris has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 66.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.07
Other Notable Players
- Elijah Heinz: 69 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 29.40)
- Luqman Harris: 56 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.77)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
