2A-2 Region II District 8 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!
Nolan Peel Delivers Best Performance of Season
Muenster was led to victory by Nolan Peel, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Peel wasn't messing around, rushing for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also picking up 30 receiving yards. The matchup was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season.
The victory (which was Muenster's third in a row) raised their record to 5-2. Peel and Muenster are taking a road trip to square off against Santo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.48
Muenster Gets a Boost from Carney in 64-6 Win
Another Muenster player making an appearance on this list is Casen Carney. He threw for 180 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Carney has thrown 16 touchdowns (and and only 2 pick) while averaging 220.3 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 10.57 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 110.14 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 41.00
Legend Bounds Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Muenster got the W thanks in part to Legend Bounds playing the best football he has all season. Bounds rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also caught a touchdown.
This year, Bounds has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 42.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.78
Collinsville Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Russell Carney
Russell Carney's big game helped extend Collinsville's winning streak to seven on Friday. Carney wasn't messing around, making 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss). The match was his fifth straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the season, Carney has averaged 7.2 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 16.25
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