C1 District 7 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Bricen Wright Leads Chadron over Gering
Chadron came up short on Friday despite Bricen Wright delivering his best game to date. Wright picked up 115 receiving yards and two touchdowns, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making ten total tackles.
The defeat snapped Chadron's winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 7-1 record. Wright and Chadron will look to defend their home field on Friday against Sidney at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 45.33
Ogallala Gets a Boost from Smith in 16-6 Victory
Sawyer Smith helped snap Ogallala's five-game losing streak. Smith turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday, rushing for 118 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Smith has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 83.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 45.00
Sidney Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Alek Doty
Sidney picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Alek Doty. Doty was dynamite, rushing for 47 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 161 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Sidney's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Doty and Sidney will take on Chadron at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.93
Quinn Bailey Turns in Another Game with at Least 140 Rushing Yards
Quinn Bailey continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 15th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 140 rushing yards. He rushed for 156 yards and a touchdown.
Gering had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Bailey it was a similar story. Bailey rushed for 245 yards and three touchdowns the last time he and the Bulldogs duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 29.02
Kolby S Nowak Puts an End to Ogallala's Losing Streak on Friday
Thanks in part to Kolby S Nowak, Ogallala said goodbye to their five-game losing streak. Nobody could stop S Nowak on Friday as he rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown.
This season, S Nowak has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 68.9 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 25.45
Other Notable Players
- Reid Fiscus: 3 interception (1TD) and 2 total tackles (Gamescore: 23.92)
- Talon Jelinek: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.53)
- EJ Garcia: 68 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.20)
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