A District 2 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!
Big Game from Jones As Papillion-Lavista South Won 77-14
Starting off the list is Papillion-LaVista South's Derek Jones, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Jones rushed for 125 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries.
This season, Jones has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 118.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 39.80
Collins Came Up Big in Burke's 69-39 Defeat
Burke was sadly handed a loss on Thursday, but Nate Collins did his best to prevent it. Despite the defeat, Collins was still balling out as he threw for 399 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Burke is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Collins and Burke will square off against Papillion-LaVista South at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.20
Jaeden Thompson Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Jaeden Thompson posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. He rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long.
Norfolk now has a winning record of 4-3. Thompson and Norfolk will be playing in front of their home fans against Elkhorn South at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 36.35
Lane Mead Makes It Two for Norfolk
Keeping Thompson company is Lane Mead, a fellow Norfolk player. He rushed for 20 yards.
On the year, Mead has averaged 16.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 1.29 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.95
Casey Popish Makes It Two for Papillion-Lavista South
The second Papillion-LaVista South player making an appearance here is Casey Popish, and for good reason. He picked up 93 receiving yards.
On the year, Popish has averaged 56.4 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 26 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.88
Other Notable Players
- Dayton Collins: 143 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.72)
- Isidro Rosas: 68 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.08)
- Logan Arch: 76 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.90)
- Cole Signor: 120 yards passing; 46 yards rushing (Gamescore: 19.30)
- Drew Streich: 61 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.02)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
