D2 District 5 (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!
Calvin Carraher Turns in Season-Best Performance
Franklin was led to victory by Calvin Carraher, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Carraher rushed for 355 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 17.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 116 yards on eight of 15 attempts. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 61 yards.
With the victory, Franklin broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-5. Carraher and Franklin will take on Axtell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 125.98
Elijah Bergstrom Has Career-Day on Friday
Axtell was led to victory by Elijah Bergstrom, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Bergstrom rushed for 272 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last five games he's played.
The victory (which was Axtell's third in a row) raised their record to 3-4. Bergstrom and Axtell will square off against Franklin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 89.75
Adam Denkert's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Kenesaw over Wilcox-Hildreth
Adam Denkert's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his fourth-straight game with 113+ rushing yards. He rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown. He is becoming a predictor of Kenesaw's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
For the year, Denkert has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 58 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 50.57
Graiden Ritner and Co. Win Fourth in a Row
Graiden Ritner was instrumental in extending Wilcox-Hildreth's winning streak to four on Friday. Kenesaw had no answer to Ritner as he rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown. Wilcox-Hildreth is undefeated when Ritner posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Wilcox-Hildreth's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. Ritner will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Elm Creek on Friday.
Gamescore: 50.20
Caiden Peterman Delivers Best Effort of Season
Franklin was led to victory by Caiden Peterman, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Peterman rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run.
For the year, Peterman has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 54.9 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 6.43 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.60
Other Notable Players
- Keston Beavers: 101 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.03)
- Brody Schopke: 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.75)
- Tristen Benson: 58 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.18)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
