D1 District 2 (8 Man) 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!
Josue Munoz Puts an End to Homer's Losing Streak on Friday
Josue Munoz helped snap Homer's six-game losing streak. On Friday Munoz picked up 149 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 59 yards.
For the year, Munoz has thrown 2 touchdowns while averaging 18.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 86.55
Big Game from Kneifl As Pender Fell 38-19
While Pender might've come up empty on Friday, Owen Kneifl wasn't going down without a fight. Kneifl turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 113 yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Kneifl has run in 18 touchdowns while averaging 127.5 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging one rushing yard per game.
Gamescore: 34.55
Guardian Angels Central Catholic Wins Ninth-Straight Thanks to Sam Hass
Sam Hass's big game helped extend Guardian Angels Central Catholic's winning streak to nine on Friday. Tri County Northeast had no answer to Hass as he threw for 104 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 71 yards on only eight carries.
Guardian Angels Central Catholic pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Hass and Guardian Angels Central Catholic have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Pender at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 34.18
Dominic Johnson and Co. Win Ninth in a Row
Guardian Angels Central Catholic picked up their ninth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Dominic Johnson. Johnson turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 31 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made seven total tackles.
This year, Johnson has averaged 5.1 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 29.02
Axton Caskey's Big Game Leads Homer over Wakefield
Axton Caskey helped snap Homer's six-game losing streak. Caskey did his part (and then some), throwing for 159 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes for the 'W'.
This season, Caskey has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 69.6 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging eight rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 19.88 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 26.35
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
