A District 4 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!
Cash Buettenback Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Lincoln Southeast's Cash Buettenback, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Buettenback rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (109.7) per game. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
On the year, Buettenback has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 109.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 68.29 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 59.38
A Season-Best Performance from Alonzo Torrez Leads North Platte over Lincoln Southeast
On Friday, North Platte had to settle for second even though Alonzo Torrez put up the best numbers he has all season. Torrez rushed for 171 yards and three touchdowns. North Platte is 2-1 when Torrez posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 1-3 otherwise.
On the season, Torrez has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 92.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 3.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.00
Another Game with at Least Eight Total Tackles from Cristobal Hernandez
Cristobal Hernandez continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game with at least eight total tackles. He picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Benson is on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Hernandez and Benson will welcome Lincoln Southeast at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 32.25
Bollen Posts Huge Game in 35-28 Win
The second Lincoln Southeast player making an appearance here is Tre Bollen, and for good reason. He threw for 136 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
This season, Bollen has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 120.4 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 3.43 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.17
Shai Bullion Makes It Two for Benson
Another Benson player making an appearance on this list is Shai Bullion. He picked up 120 receiving yards. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 50 yards.
This season, Bullion has averaged 53.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.17
Other Notable Players
- Issac Solis: 14 total tackles (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Aamir Hill: 42 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 23 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.17)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
