D2 District 4 (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!
Gage Friesen Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is High Plains's Gage Friesen, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Friesen's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 138 rushing yards. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games.
High Plains' victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Friesen and High Plains will challenge Lawrence-Nelson at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 58.18
Jackson Williams Turns in Season-Best Effort
Lawrence-Nelson was led to victory by Jackson Williams, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Williams rushed for 97 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries. He has become a key player for Lawrence-Nelson: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Lawrence-Nelson pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Williams and Lawrence-Nelson will challenge High Plains at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 45.88
A Season-Best Effort from Aidan Zikmund Leads Lawrence-Nelson over Giltner
On Friday, Lawrence-Nelson got the W thanks in part to Aidan Zikmund playing the best football he has all season. Zikmund picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Zikmund has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 28.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.38
Cummings Made His Presence Known in Giltner's 72-20 Defeat
Giltner had to settle for second on Friday, but Brody Cummings sure wasn't going down easily. Cummings was unstoppable, rushing for 49 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 95 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Cummings has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 50.4 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 11.03 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 26.28 passer rating.
Gamescore: 32.88
Wyatt Frey Makes It Three for Lawrence-Nelson
Another Lawrence-Nelson player making an appearance on this list is Wyatt Frey. He threw for 198 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown.
Frey is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against High Plains on Friday. Last Friday (the last time Frey saw the Storm), he rushed for 219 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 63 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 27.60
Other Notable Players
- Quincy Orme: 92 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.30)
- Holden McDonald: 65 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
