D1 District 4 (8 Man) 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!
Barrett Wilke and Co. Win 21st in a Row
Stanton picked up their 21st consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Barrett Wilke. Nobody could stop Wilke as he rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 85 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 14th straight game with at least 124 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Stanton pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Wilke and Stanton will square off against Clarkson/Leigh at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 57.37
Michael Koenig Dazzles in Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] Victory
Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Michael Koenig. Koenig was dynamite, rushing for 85 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 101 yards and two touchdowns.
Koenig and Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] will face off against Elkhorn Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last time Koenig took on the Falcons, he rushed for 85 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 101 yards and two touchdowns. Can he match (or beat) that stellar performance?
Gamescore: 52.23
Another Game with at Least 102 Rushing Yards from Becker Pohlman
Stanton picked up their 21st consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Becker Pohlman. Pohlman's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 102 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Gamescore: 50.57
Plainview found a leader in Jacson King as the team took down Lutheran-Northeast on Thursday. Lutheran-Northeast had no answer to King as he rushed for 110 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 32 receiving yards. King's longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This year, King has averaged 21.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 9.38 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 48.58
Big Game from Schindler As Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] Won 55-12
Another Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] player making an appearance on this list is Alec Schindler. He rushed for 12 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Elkhorn Valley's probably not too fond of Schindler given he always seems to get the better of them. Schindler picked up 129 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Falcons duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 36.20
Other Notable Players
- Jordan Claussen: 45 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 30 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.88)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
