2A-2 Region II District 8 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!
Nolan Peel Turns in Season-Best Performance
Nolan Peel produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Muenster to the win on Friday. Peel wasn't messing around, rushing for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also picking up 30 receiving yards. The contest was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season.
The win (which was Muenster's third in a row) raised their record to 5-2. Peel and Muenster will venture away from home to face off against Santo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.48
Carney Made His Presence Known in Muenster's 64-6 Win
Another Muenster player making an appearance on this list is Casen Carney. He threw for 180 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Carney has thrown 16 touchdowns (and and only 2 pick) while averaging 220.3 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 10.57 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 110.14 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 41.00
Legend Bounds Delivers Best Performance of Season
Muenster was led to victory by Legend Bounds, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Bounds rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also caught a touchdown.
This season, Bounds has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 42.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.78
Collinsville Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Russell Carney
Russell Carney's big game helped extend Collinsville's winning streak to seven on Friday. Carney wasn't messing around, making 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss). The contest was his fifth straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the year, Carney has averaged 7.2 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 16.25
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
