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!
Paydon Rinkol Turns in Season-Best Effort
Paydon Rinkol produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Twin River to the win on Friday. 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.
Hlavac and David City will head out on the road to take on Clarkson/Leigh at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup will pit Hlavac up against the Patriots' star signal caller Wyatt Crosley. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
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).
On the season, Rodriguez has averaged 55.7 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.39 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 77.23 passer rating.
Gamescore: 35.65
Reese Svoboda and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Reese Svoboda's big game helped extend David City's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Svoboda as he rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also picked 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.
Svoboda and David City will square off against Clarkson/Leigh at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup will pit Svoboda up against the Patriots' star quarterback Wyatt Crosley. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 33.02
Clarkson/Leigh picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jeryn Struebing. Struebing was dynamite, rushing for 97 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 59 yards.
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)
- 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
