D1 District 3 (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!
Cole Heimes' Big Game Leads Hartington-Newcastle over Bloomfield
Starting off the list is Hartington-Newcastle's Cole Heimes, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Heimes rushed for 107 yards and four touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 107 rushing yards.
The win was the third in a row for Hartington-Newcastle, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against Exeter-Milligan/Friend at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 52.22
Another Game with at Least 107 Rushing Yards from Brock Jeannoutot
Brock Jeannoutot continued his hot streak on Thursday by dropping his seventh-straight game with at least 107 rushing yards. He rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Jeannoutot has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 156.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.30
Jacob Smith Makes It Two for Bloomfield
Keeping Jeannoutot company is Jacob Smith, a fellow Bloomfield player. He rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also caught a touchdown. He is becoming a predictor of Bloomfield's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 2-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
For the season, Smith has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 26.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.05
Wausa/Osmond had to settle for second on Friday, but Jaxon Vinson sure wasn't going down easily. Vinson turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 24 yards.
For the season, Vinson has averaged 44.9 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.35
Cash Wickersham Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Cash Wickersham of Niobrara/Verdigre. Wickersham rushed for 32 yards and two touchdowns. Niobrara/Verdigre is 2-1 when Wickersham posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
This year, Wickersham has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 81.2 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 32.68
Other Notable Players
- Colton Baue: 1 TD ; 85 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 30.73)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
