A District 4 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 Thomalla Drops League-Best Effort on Friday
Starting off the list is Millard South's Jett Thomalla, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Thomalla threw for 383 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
The win was the fifth in a row for Millard South, bringing their record for this year to 5-1. Thomalla's next contest is against Lincoln High on Thursday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 48.33
Cash Buettenback Turns in Season-Best Performance
Lincoln Southeast was led to victory by Cash Buettenback, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Buettenback rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023. He has become a key player for Lincoln Southeast: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
This season, Buettenback has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 98.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 41.17 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 47.25
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Jake Kinkaid
Jake Kinkaid continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his third-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He picked up three sacks, forced two fumbles, and made six total tackles (3.5 for loss).
For the year, Kinkaid has averaged 4.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 1.17 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 33.75
A Season-Best Performance from Chase Loftin Leads Millard South over Papillion-Lavista
Chase Loftin produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Millard South to the win on Friday. Loftin picked up 114 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
For the season, Loftin has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 86 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.98
Isaac Jensen Delivers Best Effort of Season
Millard South was led to victory by Isaac Jensen, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Jensen picked up 141 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Jensen has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 82.4 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 26.85
Other Notable Players
- Breckin Torrez: 47 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
