A District 5 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!
Tony Palmer Goes Supernova in South Sioux City Victory
Starting off the list is South Sioux City's Tony Palmer, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Palmer rushed for 308 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 69 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 69 yards.
With the victory, South Sioux City broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-4. Palmer and South Sioux City will face off against Buena Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 84.78
Cannon Posts Huge Game in 32-14 Win
Omaha North picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jaron Cannon. Cannon was dynamite, rushing for 143 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Cannon must have Bellevue West's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Cannon rushed for 162 yards while picking up 10.1 yards per carry the last time he and the Thunderbirds duked it out back in August of 2023.
Gamescore: 36.37
Darion Jones Makes It Two for Omaha North
Another Omaha North player making an appearance on this list is Darion Jones. He picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Jones has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 59.4 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 33.03
Another South Sioux City player making an appearance on this list is Dj Helms. He picked up four receiving yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 47 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Helms has thrown those 1 touchdown while averaging 6.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.52
Brockston Teply Delivers Best Effort of Season
Brockston Teply produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Lincoln Southwest to the win on Friday. Teply threw for 125 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Lincoln Southwest has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-5 record this season. Teply and Lincoln Southwest will take on Omaha North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.53
Other Notable Players
- Grant Matson: 111 yards passing; 107 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.90)
- Maxwell Clark: 1 sack and 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
- B.J. Louis: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Mikey Gow: 127 yards passing; 27 yards rushing (Gamescore: 16.77)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
