A District 6 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!
Wheeler Came Up Big in Grand Island's 13-7 Loss
Starting off the list is Grand Island's Nelsyn Wheeler, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Wheeler rushed for 177 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry.
Grand Island is on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Wheeler and Grand Island will look to defend their home field on Friday against Bellevue East at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 31.40
Tyrell Chatman and Co. Win Fourth in a Row
Tyrell Chatman's big game helped extend Lincoln North Star's winning streak to four on Friday. Chatman was unstoppable, throwing for 106 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 35 yards.
For the season, Chatman has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 44.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 5.66 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 64.61 passer rating.
Gamescore: 21.97
Scott Hoebelheinrich Makes It Two for Lincoln North Star
The second Lincoln North Star player making an appearance here is Scott Hoebelheinrich, and for good reason. He rushed for -1 yards.
This year, Hoebelheinrich has averaged 4 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 17.65
A Season-Best Effort from Cameron Bretting Leads Lincoln North Star over Grand Island
Lincoln North Star was led to victory by Cameron Bretting, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Bretting wasn't messing around, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making five total tackles. The game was his third straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the season, Bretting has averaged 5.1 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.14 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 17.50
Other Notable Players
- Grant Ryan: 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
