North Central II (8 Man) 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!
Tom Lardner Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Branson's Tom Lardner, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Lardner threw for 312 yards and six touchdowns while completing 78.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.2 passing touchdowns per game.
Lardner is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against South Fork on Saturday. Back in November of 2023 (the last time Lardner saw the Cubs), he threw for 521 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes.
Gamescore: 63.05
Wesley Way Delivers Electric Effort Vs Roseland University Prep
Wesley Way posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 226 yards, and also threw for 29 yards and a touchdown.
Way and South Fork will venture away from home to square off against Branson at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Cubs got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Bulls, probably because Way had a solid game then too: he rushed for 115 yards. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 48.43
Stuart Hall Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Rhett Sypult
Rhett Sypult's big game helped extend Stuart Hall's winning streak to five on Friday. Sypult turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 132 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Calistoga's probably not too fond of Sypult given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Sypult saw the Wildcats), he threw for 260 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 30 yards.
Gamescore: 35.60
Chase Hoeveler Makes It Two for Branson
Another Branson player making an appearance on this list is Chase Hoeveler. He picked up 154 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
For the season, Hoeveler has caught those 3 touchdowns while averaging 87 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.32
A Constellation of Stars for Branson
Another Branson player making an appearance on this list is Mo Jacoby. He picked up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Jacoby has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 83.2 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after four games last season, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 27.12
Other Notable Players
- Daniel Furman: 21 total tackles (Gamescore: 21.63)
- Colby Buxton: 81 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 25 yards receiving (Gamescore: 20.95)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
