B District 2 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!
Connor Sams Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Starting off the list is Gretna East's Connor Sams, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Sams rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The win was the third in a row for Gretna East, bringing their record for this year to 3-3. Sams and Gretna East will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Ralston at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 42.77
A Season-Best Effort from Logan Secora Leads Gretna over Plattsmouth
Logan Secora produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Gretna to the win on Friday. Secora rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns.
The victory snapped Gretna's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record. Secora and Gretna will look to defend their home field on Friday against Platteview at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 38.57
Ralston Gets a Boost from M Brown in 19-14 Win
Conner M Brown was a major factor in Ralston's win over Crete on Friday. M Brown was unstoppable, rushing for 82 yards and a touchdown.
The victory got Ralston back to even at 3-3. M Brown and Ralston will take on Gretna East at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 33.53
Chase Grow Makes It Two for Gretna East
Another Gretna East player making an appearance on this list is Chase Grow. He threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
This season, Grow has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 161.8 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 19.83 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 30.17 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 30.07
Louis Ingram Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Louis Ingram of Plattsmouth. Ingram picked up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This year, Ingram has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 12.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.83
Other Notable Players
- Michael Knudsen: 236 yards passing (Gamescore: 20.73)
- Cade Stix: 142 yards passing; 42 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.47)
- Bryce Lakers: 98 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.05)
- Seth Kraegel: 94 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.57)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
