A District 6 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 Nelsyn Wheeler Leads Grand Island over Bellevue East
Grand Island was led to victory by Nelsyn Wheeler, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Wheeler rushed for 197 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 128 or more in the last three games he's played.
The win snapped Grand Island's losing streak at eight games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-7 record. Wheeler and Grand Island will host Omaha Northwest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.60
Big Game from Smith As Westview Won 46-0
Blake Smith's big game helped extend Westview's winning streak to three on Friday. Smith turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 150 rushing yards.
For the season, Smith has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 116.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 41.00
Brady Douglass Puts an End to Grand Island's Losing Streak on Friday
Grand Island's eight-game losing streak dating back to last season is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Brady Douglass. On Friday Douglass picked up a sack and made ten total tackles. The performance also marked the most rushing yards (20) he has had since back in October of 2023.
This year, Douglass has averaged 6 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 25.20
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Hudson Oliver
Thanks in part to Hudson Oliver, Grand Island said goodbye to their eight-game losing streak dating back to last season. Oliver wasn't messing around on Friday, picking up two sacks and making seven total tackles. The matchup was his fifth straight with five or more total tackles.
On the year, Oliver has averaged 5.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks.
Gamescore: 16.25
Other Notable Players
- Gavin Semm: 148 yards passing (Gamescore: 15.47)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
