A District 5 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!
Tony Palmer Delivers Electric Effort Vs Lincoln Northeast
Starting off the list is South Sioux City's Tony Palmer, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Palmer rushed for 308 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 69 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 69 yards.
South Sioux City moved to 4-4 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. Palmer and South Sioux City will square off against Buena Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 84.78
Omaha North Gets a Boost from Cannon in 32-14 Victory
Omaha North picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jaron Cannon. Cannon was unstoppable, rushing for 143 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Unfortunately for Bellevue West, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Cannon. Back in August of 2023 (the last time Cannon saw the Thunderbirds), he rushed for 162 yards while picking up 10.1 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 36.37
Darion Jones Makes It Two for Omaha North
Another Omaha North player making an appearance on this list is Darion Jones. He picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Jones has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 59.4 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: 33.03
Another South Sioux City player making an appearance on this list is Dj Helms. He picked up four receiving yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 47 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Helms has thrown those 1 touchdown while averaging 6.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.52
A Season-Best Effort from Brockston Teply Leads Lincoln Southwest over Buena Vista
On Friday, Lincoln Southwest got the W thanks in part to Brockston Teply playing the best football he has all season. Teply threw for 125 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Lincoln Southwest has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 3-5 record this season. Teply and Lincoln Southwest will challenge Omaha North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.53
Other Notable Players
- Grant Matson: 111 yards passing; 107 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.90)
- Maxwell Clark: 1 sack and 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
- B.J. Louis: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Mikey Gow: 127 yards passing; 27 yards rushing (Gamescore: 16.77)
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