C1 District 2 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!
Darien Whitaker's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Starting off the list is Boys Town's Darien Whitaker, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Whitaker made seven total tackles (1.0 for loss), good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 110.1 rushing yards per game.
On the season, Whitaker has averaged 6.8 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he had six rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 16.
Gamescore: 82.87
Cael Smith Turns in Season-Best Performance
Ashland-Greenwood was led to victory by Cael Smith, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Smith rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also picked up 48 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The win (which was Ashland-Greenwood's sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-1. Smith and Ashland-Greenwood will welcome Gross Catholic at 7:00 a.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.48
Derek Tonjes Goes Supernova in Ashland-Greenwood Win
Ashland-Greenwood picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Derek Tonjes. Nobody could stop Tonjes as he threw for 175 yards and four touchdowns on only ten passes.
On the year, Tonjes has thrown 21 touchdowns while averaging 206.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 14.95 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 103.9 passer rating.
Gamescore: 30.67
Roncalli Catholic Gets a Boost from Post in 28-14 Defeat
Roncalli Catholic was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Jackson Post did his best to prevent it. Boys Town had no answer to Post as he picked up 114 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 71 yards.
On the year, Post has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 43.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.70
Akhil Mehta Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Akhil Mehta of Brownell Talbot. Mehta made two total tackles.
Brownell Talbot is on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8. Mehta and Brownell Talbot will face off against Boys Town at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 23.32
Other Notable Players
- Josh Fennoy: 2 sacks and 5 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.55)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
