D1 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!
Paydon Rinkol Delivers Best Performance of Season
Twin River was led to victory by Paydon Rinkol, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Rinkol rushed for 289 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 18.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 146 or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season.
Unfortunately for Madison, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Rinkol. Rinkol rushed for 257 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Dragons duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 86.40
Cameron Hlavac Turns in Another Game with at Least Two Rushing Touchdowns
On Friday, David City got the W thanks in part to Cameron Hlavac playing the best football he has all season. Hlavac wasn't messing around, rushing for 78 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 181 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. The game was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns.
The win for David City keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Hlavac's next match is against Clarkson/Leigh on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 67.47
Rodriguez Made His Presence Known in Twin River's 54-8 Victory
Colsten Rodriguez posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for Twin River: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
For the year, Rodriguez has averaged 55.7 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.43 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.65
Reese Svoboda and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Reese Svoboda was instrumental in extending David City's winning streak to seven on Friday. Svoboda was dynamite, rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, while also picking up 37 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 65 yards.
This season, Svoboda has averaged 0.4 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 8.04 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 13.99 passer rating.
Gamescore: 33.02
Jeryn Struebing's big game helped extend Clarkson/Leigh's winning streak to four on Friday. Struebing was unstoppable, rushing for 97 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Clarkson/Leigh's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Struebing will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against David City on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.00
Other Notable Players
- Cohen Denker: 80 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 31.12)
- Blake Loseke: 61 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 31.10)
- Bodonn Sweeney: 141 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.37)
- Wyatt Crosley: 78 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.90)
- Garett Durkop: 109 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.82)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
