D1 District 5 (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!
A Season-Best Performance from Paydon Rinkol Leads Twin River over Madison
On Friday, Twin River got the W thanks in part to Paydon Rinkol playing the best football he has all season. Rinkol rushed for 289 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 18.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 146 or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season.
Madison's probably not too fond of Rinkol given he always seems to get the better of them. Rinkol rushed for 257 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Dragons duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 86.40
Cameron Hlavac Turns in Another Game with at Least Two Rushing Touchdowns
Cameron Hlavac produced his most outstanding game to date while leading David City to the win on Friday. Hlavac wasn't messing around, rushing for 78 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 181 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. The game was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns.
The victory for David City keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Hlavac will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Clarkson/Leigh on Friday.
Gamescore: 67.47
Twin River Gets a Boost from Rodriguez in 54-8 Win
Colsten Rodriguez posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Twin River's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
This season, Rodriguez has averaged 55.7 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 0.43 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.65
David City Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Reese Svoboda
Reese Svoboda's big game helped extend David City's winning streak to seven on Friday. Svoboda turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, while also picking up 37 receiving yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 65 yards.
On the year, Svoboda has averaged 0.4 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 8.04 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 13.99 passer rating.
Gamescore: 33.02
Jeryn Struebing was instrumental in extending Clarkson/Leigh's winning streak to four on Friday. Nobody could stop Struebing as he rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Clarkson/Leigh pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Struebing and Clarkson/Leigh will welcome David City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.00
Other Notable Players
- Cohen Denker: 80 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 31.12)
- Blake Loseke: 61 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 31.10)
- Bodonn Sweeney: 141 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.37)
- Wyatt Crosley: 78 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.90)
- Garett Durkop: 109 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.82)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
