A District 6 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!
Blake Smith Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Blake Smith produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Westview to the win on Thursday. Smith rushed for 206 yards on only 12 carries. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (107.9) per game. Those 206 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
On the year, Smith has averaged 107.9 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 33.14 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.40
Nelsyn Wheeler's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Grand Island over Lincoln North Star
Grand Island had to settle for second on Friday, but Nelsyn Wheeler sure wasn't going down easily. Wheeler was dynamite, rushing for 177 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry.
Grand Island is on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Wheeler and Grand Island will challenge Bellevue East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.40
Scott Miner II Makes It Two for Westview
The second Westview player making an appearance here is Scott Miner II, and for good reason. He threw for 22 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Miner II has thrown 2 touchdowns while averaging 6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.67
Shaffar Came Up Big in Westview's 55-14 Win
Luke Shaffar posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. He rushed for 139 yards on only nine carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 78 yards.
For the season, Shaffar has averaged 134.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 47.61 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 87.37 passer rating.
Gamescore: 26.43
Tyrell Chatman Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Tyrell Chatman of Lincoln North Star. Chatman threw for 106 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 35 yards.
The victory (which was Lincoln North Star's fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-2. Chatman and Lincoln North Star will take on Millard West at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 21.97
Other Notable Players
- Cameron Bretting: 1 sack, 5 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 17.50)
- Grant Ryan: 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
