A District 3 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!
Griffin Novacek Turns in Season-Best Performance
Griffin Novacek produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Kearney to the win on Friday. Novacek threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 110 yards.
The win (which was Kearney's third in a row) raised their record to 5-1. Novacek and Kearney will take on Millard North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.83
Sawyer Schilke Has Career Rushing Day
Sawyer Schilke produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Kearney to the win on Friday. Schilke picked up a sack and made 18 total tackles (2.0 for loss), good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Schilke has averaged 9.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 2.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 35.10
Pierce Mooberry was a major factor in Millard North's victory over Lincoln East on Friday. Mooberry did his part (and then some), picking up a sack and making seven total tackles for the 'W'. His longest reception was for an incredible 84 yards.
This season, Mooberry has averaged 8 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 9.17 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 34.97
Zion Rush Makes It Two for Millard North
Another Millard North player making an appearance on this list is Zion Rush. He threw for 310 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt.
On the season, Rush has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 168.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.97
Big Game from Voichoskie As Columbus Won 49-0
Rounding off our Top Five is Michael Voichoskie of Columbus. Voichoskie rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
The victory (which was Columbus' fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-2. Voichoskie and Columbus will welcome Lincoln East at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 29.35
Other Notable Players
- Josh Dolence: 156 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 28.05)
- Presley Hall: 37 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.70)
- Carter Eisenmann: 62 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.75)
- Ryan Manning: 112 yards passing; 46 yards rushing (Gamescore: 22.97)
- Will Wickham: 102 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 17.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
