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!
Brennan Lindner Delivers Best Effort of Season
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.
The win for Pleasanton keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Lindner and Pleasanton will venture away from home to challenge Sandhills Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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 did his part (and then some), picking up 124 receiving yards and two touchdowns for the 'W'.
For the season, 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 had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 57.40
Big Game from Paulsen As South Loup Won 34-28
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Conner Paulsen stepped things up a notch to give South Loup the 'W'. Ravenna had no answer to 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 win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Paulsen and South Loup will face off against Arcadia/Loup City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.52
Sandhills Valley Gets a Boost from Connell in 26-22 Victory
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Leyton Connell stepped things up a notch to give Sandhills Valley the 'W'. Arcadia/Loup City had no answer to Connell as he rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 75 yards and two touchdowns.
On 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. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 50 yards.
For the season, Starr has averaged 15.9 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, 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)
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