D1 District 4 (8 Man) Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Barrett Wilke and Co. Win 22nd in a Row
Barrett Wilke's big game helped extend Stanton's winning streak to 22 on Thursday. Wilke was dynamite, rushing for 210 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 103 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. His rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his 15th straight game with at least 124 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Wilke might have his next game, a road matchup with Exeter-Milligan/Friend, circled on his calendar. When Wilke last faced the Bobcats back in November of 2023, he rushed for 250 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 135 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes.
Gamescore: 61.82
Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Mathias Wagner
Mathias Wagner's big game helped extend Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]'s winning streak to five on Thursday. Elkhorn Valley had no answer to Wagner as he rushed for 112 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries.
Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Wagner and Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] will face off against South Loup at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.45
Jacson King was a major factor in Plainview's victory over East Butler on Thursday. East Butler had no answer to King as he rushed for 96 yards and three touchdowns.
For the year, King has averaged 19.7 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 10.89 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.08
Another Game with at Least Two Rushing Touchdowns from Becker Pohlman
Becker Pohlman was instrumental in extending Stanton's winning streak to 22 on Thursday. Pohlman wasn't messing around, making six total tackles. The game was his sixth straight with two or more rushing touchdowns.
This season, Pohlman has averaged 6.7 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he had two receiving touchdowns. This year he is already up to four.
Gamescore: 41.03
Karter Lingenfelter Makes It Two for Plainview
The second Plainview player making an appearance here is Karter Lingenfelter, and for good reason. He rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 105 yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This season, Lingenfelter has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 155.9 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 8.56 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 57.11 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 35.45
Other Notable Players
- Michael Koenig: 93 yards passing; 66 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 32.90)
- Alec Schindler: 51 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 32 yards rushing (Gamescore: 26.65)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
