D1 District 8 (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!
A Season-Best Effort from Brennan Lindner Leads Pleasanton over West Holt
Brennan Lindner produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Pleasanton to the win on Friday. Lindner rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Lindner and Pleasanton will face off against Sandhills Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup will pit Lindner up against the Mavericks' star QB Leyton Connell. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 58.85
Pleasanton Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Jaysen Cronin
Pleasanton picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jaysen Cronin. Cronin was unstoppable, picking up 124 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Cronin has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 73.7 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 21.71 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 57.40
Conner Paulsen Goes Supernova in South Loup Victory
South Loup took down Ravenna on Friday, a win that might not have happened without Conner Paulsen's standout performance. Nobody could stop Paulsen as he rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown.
South Loup pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Paulsen and South Loup will square off against Arcadia/Loup City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.52
Big Game from Connell As Sandhills Valley Won 26-22
Sandhills Valley found a leader in Leyton Connell as the team took down Arcadia/Loup City on Friday. Connell was dynamite, rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 75 yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Connell has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 143.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 4.14 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 51.57 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 37.85
Aj Starr Makes It Two for South Loup
Another South Loup player making an appearance on this list is Aj Starr. He picked up a sack and made 17 total tackles. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 50 yards.
For the season, Starr has averaged 15.9 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to seven.
Gamescore: 34.85
Other Notable Players
- Ethan Furne: 57 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 34.27)
- Kobe Chamberlin: 103 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 24 yards receiving (Gamescore: 29.28)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
