D2 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!
Adam Denkert Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Kenesaw got the W thanks in part to Adam Denkert playing the best football he has all season. Denkert's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 113 rushing yards. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 74 yards.
This season, Denkert has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 63.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 86.95
Bergstrom Posts Huge Game in 60-28 Win
Elijah Bergstrom posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 284 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 64 yards.
The win was the fourth in a row for Axtell, bringing their record for this year to 4-4. Bergstrom and Axtell will venture away from home to take on Mullen at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 80.60
Another Game with at Least 173 Rushing Yards from Quin Oberg
Quin Oberg continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fifth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 173 rushing yards. He rushed for 197 yards, and also picked up 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 58 yards.
For the season, Oberg has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 45.4 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had eight rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 16.
Gamescore: 59.10
Franklin Comes Up Short Despite Huge Game from Underclassman Calvin Carraher
Underclassman Calvin Carraher came into Friday's matchup looking to prove himself and that's exactly what he did. Nobody could stop he on Friday as he threw for 343 yards and four touchdowns.
This year, Carraher has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 120.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 55.77
Jacob Halvorsen Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Jacob Halvorsen posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (108.4). Axtell is 2-1 when Halvorsen posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 2-3 otherwise.
On the year, Halvorsen has averaged 62.9 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 21.75 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 54.35
Other Notable Players
- Maddox Wagoner: 57 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 42.55)
- Caiden Peterman: 116 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 40.68)
- Thomas Donley: 101 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 32.85)
- Aragorn Green: 120 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.42)
- Archer Goosic: 92 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.03)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
