A District 4 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Cash Buettenback Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Lincoln Southeast's Cash Buettenback, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Buettenback rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (109.7). That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
This season, Buettenback has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 109.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 68.29 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 59.38
Alonzo Torrez Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Alonzo Torrez posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead North Platte over Lincoln Southeast on Friday. Torrez rushed for 171 yards and three touchdowns. North Platte is 2-1 when Torrez posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 1-3 otherwise.
On the season, Torrez has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 92.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.00
Cristobal Hernandez Turns in Another Game with at Least Eight Total Tackles
Cristobal Hernandez continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game with at least eight total tackles. He picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Benson is on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Hernandez and Benson will be playing in front of their home fans against Lincoln Southeast at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 32.25
Bollen Made His Presence Known in Lincoln Southeast's 35-28 Victory
Another Lincoln Southeast player making an appearance on this list is Tre Bollen. He threw for 136 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
For the season, Bollen has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 120.4 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.43 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.17
Shai Bullion Makes It Two for Benson
Another Benson player making an appearance on this list is Shai Bullion. He picked up 120 receiving yards. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 50 yards.
For the season, Bullion has averaged 53.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.17
Other Notable Players
- Issac Solis: 14 total tackles (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Aamir Hill: 42 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 23 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.17)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
