A District 6 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Effort from Luke Shaffar Leads Westview over Grand Island
Westview was led to victory by Luke Shaffar, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Shaffar threw for 124 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 50 yards.
This season, Shaffar has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 148.3 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had five passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 29.87
Kolala Came Up Big in Westview's 42-13 Victory
Another Westview player making an appearance on this list is Aaron Kolala. He made 15 total tackles (4.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
This year, Kolala has averaged 11 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.17 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 25.25
Nelsyn Wheeler Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Grand Island was sadly handed a defeat on Thursday, but Nelsyn Wheeler did his best to prevent it. Wheeler was excellent, rushing for 128 yards and a touchdown. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (102).
Wheeler and Grand Island are taking a road trip to face off against Lincoln North Star at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup will pit Wheeler up against the Navigators' star rusher Jordan Anderson. Will the game be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 22.00
Ryker Booth Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Thursday, Grand Island had to settle for second even though Ryker Booth put up the best numbers he has all season. Booth rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown.
Booth's next contest is against Lincoln North Star on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance. The match will pit Booth up against the Navigators' star rusher Jordan Anderson. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 16.60
Hudson Oliver Makes It Three for Grand Island
Another Grand Island player making an appearance on this list is Hudson Oliver. He wasn't messing around on Thursday, picking up a sack and making six total tackles (2.0 for loss). The matchup was his third straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This season, Oliver has averaged 5.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks.
Gamescore: 14.75
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
