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 Performance from Brennan Lindner Leads Pleasanton over West Holt
Brennan Lindner produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Pleasanton to the win 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. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 69 yards.
The victory for Pleasanton keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Lindner will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Sandhills Valley on Thursday.
Gamescore: 58.85
Pleasanton Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Jaysen Cronin
Pleasanton picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jaysen Cronin. Nobody could stop Cronin as he picked up 124 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, 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
South Loup Gets a Boost from Paulsen in 34-28 Victory
South Loup found a leader in Conner Paulsen as the squad took down Ravenna on Friday. Nobody could stop 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 victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Paulsen and South Loup will face off against Arcadia/Loup City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.52
Connell Made His Presence Known in Sandhills Valley's 26-22 Victory
Leyton Connell was a major factor in Sandhills Valley's win over Arcadia/Loup City on Friday. Connell was unstoppable, rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 75 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Connell has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 143.1 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.14 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 51.57 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 37.85
Aj Starr Makes It Two for South Loup
Another South Loup player making an appearance on this list is Aj Starr. He picked up a sack and made 17 total tackles. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 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 had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to seven.
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
