A District 2 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!
Jones Posts Huge Game in 77-14 Victory
Starting off the list is Papillion-LaVista South's Derek Jones, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Jones rushed for 125 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries.
For the season, Jones has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 118.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 39.80
Nate Collins Dazzles in Burke Loss
While Nate Collins delivered a dominant performance on Thursday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Burke. Nobody could stop Collins as he threw for 399 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Burke is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Collins' next matchup is against Papillion-LaVista South on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 38.20
Jaeden Thompson's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Jaeden Thompson posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. As a matter of fact, he turned in his biggest game of the season, rushing for 70 yards and a touchdown.
Norfolk now has a winning record of 4-3. Thompson and Norfolk will welcome Elkhorn South at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 36.35
Lane Mead Makes It Two for Norfolk
Another Norfolk player making an appearance on this list is Lane Mead. He rushed for 20 yards.
On the season, Mead has averaged 16.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 1.29 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.95
Casey Popish Makes It Two for Papillion-Lavista South
The second Papillion-LaVista South player making an appearance here is Casey Popish, and for good reason. He picked up 93 receiving yards.
For the year, Popish has averaged 56.4 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 26 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.88
Other Notable Players
- Dayton Collins: 143 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.72)
- Isidro Rosas: 68 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.08)
- Logan Arch: 76 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.90)
- Cole Signor: 120 yards passing; 46 yards rushing (Gamescore: 19.30)
- Drew Streich: 61 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.02)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
