A District 5 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!
Will Anderson's Big Game Leads Bellevue West over Lincoln Southwest
Starting off the list is Bellevue West's Will Anderson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Anderson threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 96 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
The victory was the third in a row for Bellevue West, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. Anderson and Bellevue West will head out to square off against Omaha North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.70
Jermaine Green Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Thursday, Bellevue West got the W thanks in part to Jermaine Green playing the best football he has all season. Green picked up 175 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 87 yards.
On the year, Green has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 80 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 16.14 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.83
Lincoln Northeast's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Zayne Scully
Lincoln Northeast's three-game losing streak is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Zayne Scully. Nobody could stop Scully on Friday as he rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 45 yards and a touchdown on perfect 6-for-6 passing. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 73 yards.
Lincoln Northeast now has a winning record of 4-3. Scully will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against South Sioux City on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.00
Jace Erickson Has Career-Day on Thursday
Lincoln Southwest came up short on Thursday despite Jace Erickson delivering his best game to date. Erickson rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making five total tackles (0.5 for loss) and defending two passes.
On the season, Erickson has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 28.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.60
Tristian Gerez-James Makes It Three for Bellevue West
Another Bellevue West player making an appearance on this list is Tristian Gerez-James. He rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 86 yards.
For the year, Gerez-James has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 70.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.77
Other Notable Players
- Kamryn Bradford: 59 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.38)
- Brockston Teply: 219 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.30)
- Grant Matson: 38 yards passing; 85 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.63)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
