A District 5 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!
Tony Palmer Delivers Electric Performance Vs Lincoln Northeast
Starting off the list is South Sioux City's Tony Palmer, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Palmer rushed for 308 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 69 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 69 yards.
South Sioux City moved to 4-4 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. Palmer and South Sioux City will face off against Buena Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 84.78
Cannon Made His Presence Known in Omaha North's 32-14 Win
Omaha North picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jaron Cannon. Cannon was unstoppable, rushing for 143 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Bellevue West had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Cannon it was a similar story. When Cannon last faced the Thunderbirds back in August of 2023, he rushed for 162 yards while picking up 10.1 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 36.37
Darion Jones Makes It Two for Omaha North
Keeping Cannon company is Darion Jones, a fellow Omaha North player. He picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Jones has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 59.4 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 33.03
The second South Sioux City player making an appearance here is Dj Helms, and for good reason. He picked up four receiving yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 47 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Helms has thrown those 1 touchdown while averaging 6.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.52
Brockston Teply Delivers Best Performance of Season
Lincoln Southwest was led to victory by Brockston Teply, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Teply threw for 125 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Lincoln Southwest has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 3-5 record this season. Teply and Lincoln Southwest will take on Omaha North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.53
Other Notable Players
- Grant Matson: 111 yards passing; 107 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.90)
- Maxwell Clark: 1 sack and 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
- B.J. Louis: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Mikey Gow: 127 yards passing; 27 yards rushing (Gamescore: 16.77)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
