D2 District 5 (8 Man) Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Adam Denkert Delivers Best Effort of Season
Adam Denkert produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Kenesaw to the win on Friday. Denkert's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 156 rushing yards. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making 18 total tackles.
This year, Denkert has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 57.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 85.95
Elijah Bergstrom Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Axtell was led to victory by Elijah Bergstrom, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Bergstrom rushed for 234 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games.
For the year, Bergstrom has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 25.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 82.03
Kenesaw Gets a Boost from Wagoner in 50-25 Win
The second Kenesaw player making an appearance here is Maddox Wagoner, and for good reason. He rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 135 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 122 rushing yards dating back to last season.
For the season, Wagoner has thrown 5 touchdowns while averaging 76.2 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 11.
Gamescore: 71.85
Jacob Halvorsen Turns in Season-Best Effort
Axtell was led to victory by Jacob Halvorsen, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Halvorsen rushed for 140 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 64 yards and a touchdown.
Blue Hill had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Halvorsen it was a similar story. When Halvorsen last faced the Bobcats back in September of 2023, he rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 65.72
Graiden Ritner Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Graiden Ritner of Wilcox-Hildreth. Ritner rushed for 122 yards and six touchdowns. Wilcox-Hildreth is undefeated when Ritner posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
The win was the third in a row for Wilcox-Hildreth, bringing their record for this year to 4-2. Ritner and Wilcox-Hildreth will face off against Kenesaw at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 64.88
Other Notable Players
- Quin Oberg: 225 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 64.48)
- Calvin Carraher: 93 yards passing; 91 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 38.25)
- Keston Beavers: 96 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 31.48)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
