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 dating back to last season. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
High Plains' win 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 square off against Lawrence-Nelson at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 58.18
A Season-Best Performance from Jackson Williams Leads Lawrence-Nelson over Giltner
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's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Williams and Lawrence-Nelson will square off against High Plains at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 45.88
Aidan Zikmund Turns in Season-Best Effort
Lawrence-Nelson was led to victory by Aidan Zikmund, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Zikmund picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, 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. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, 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. When Frey last faced the Storm last Friday, 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
