D1 District 8 (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!
A Season-Best Effort from Brennan Lindner Leads Pleasanton over West Holt
Pleasanton was led to victory by Brennan Lindner, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Lindner rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The victory for Pleasanton keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Lindner's next matchup is against Sandhills Valley on Thursday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 58.85
Jaysen Cronin and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Pleasanton picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jaysen Cronin. Cronin was unstoppable, picking up 124 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Cronin has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 73.7 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 57.40
Big Game from Paulsen As South Loup Won 34-28
South Loup found a leader in Conner Paulsen as the squad took down Ravenna on Friday. Ravenna had no answer to Paulsen as he rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown.
South Loup pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Paulsen and South Loup will square off against Arcadia/Loup City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.52
Connell Posts Huge Game in 26-22 Victory
Sandhills Valley found a leader in Leyton Connell as the squad took down Arcadia/Loup City on Friday. Nobody could stop Connell as he rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 75 yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, Connell has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 143.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to five.
Gamescore: 37.85
Aj Starr Makes It Two for South Loup
The second South Loup player making an appearance here is Aj Starr, and for good reason. He picked up a sack and made 17 total tackles. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 50 yards.
On the season, Starr has averaged 15.9 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 31.57 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 76.86 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 34.85
Other Notable Players
- Ethan Furne: 57 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 34.27)
- Kobe Chamberlin: 103 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 24 yards receiving (Gamescore: 29.28)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
