D2 District 5 (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!
Adam Denkert Delivers Best Performance of Season
Kenesaw was led to victory by Adam Denkert, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Denkert's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 113 rushing yards. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 74 yards.
This season, Denkert has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 63.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 86.95
Elijah Bergstrom Goes Supernova in Axtell Win
Elijah Bergstrom posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 284 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 64 yards.
The victory (which was Axtell's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-4. Bergstrom and Axtell will head out on the road to take on Mullen at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 80.60
Quin Oberg Turns in Another Game with at Least 173 Rushing Yards
Quin Oberg continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fifth-straight game with at least 173 rushing yards. He rushed for 197 yards, and also picked up 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 58 yards.
This season, Oberg has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 45.4 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had eight rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 16.
Gamescore: 59.10
Franklin Comes Up Short Despite Huge Game from Underclassman Calvin Carraher
Even if Franklin couldn't beat Axtell on Friday, underclassman Calvin Carraher still had a big game. Carraher was unstoppable, throwing for 343 yards and four touchdowns.
This season, Carraher has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 120.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 55.77
Jacob Halvorsen Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Jacob Halvorsen posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (108.4). He is becoming a predictor of Axtell's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 2-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
For the season, Halvorsen has averaged 62.9 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 21.75 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 54.35
Other Notable Players
- Maddox Wagoner: 57 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 42.55)
- Caiden Peterman: 116 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 40.68)
- Thomas Donley: 101 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 32.85)
- Aragorn Green: 120 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.42)
- Archer Goosic: 92 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.03)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
