B District 1 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!
Jett Tingelhoff Delivers Electric Performance Vs Skutt Catholic
Starting off the list is Elkhorn North's Jett Tingelhoff, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Tingelhoff rushed for 194 yards, and also caught a touchdown. Those 194 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Elkhorn North's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Tingelhoff and Elkhorn North will challenge Gretna East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.32
Alex Uchtman Dazzles in Elkhorn North Victory
Alex Uchtman put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He picked up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He didn't just play on offense: he also made a tackle and defended four passes in addition to snagging an interception.
This season, Uchtman has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 92.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.10
Bennington Wins 20th-Straight Thanks to Will Gutz
Will Gutz's big game helped extend Bennington's winning streak to 20 on Friday. Gutz was excellent, rushing for 137 yards and two touchdowns. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (101) per game.
Bennington's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Gutz and Bennington are taking a road trip to take on Skutt Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 25.88
A Season-Best Performance from Tysen Fleischman Leads Bennington over Elkhorn
Bennington picked up their 20th consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Tysen Fleischman. Fleischman produced his best game of the campaign : he forced a fumble and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
On the season, Fleischman has averaged 5 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had one forced fumble. This year he is already up to three.
Gamescore: 23.25
Bennington picked up their 20th consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Cooper Johnson. Johnson produced his best game of the campaign : he picked up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Johnson has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 59.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 6.57 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.45
Other Notable Players
- Houston Hill: 123 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.90)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
