A District 2 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!
Jones Came Up Big in Papillion-Lavista South's 47-8 Victory
Starting off the list is Papillion-LaVista South's Derek Jones, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Jones rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.0 yards per carry.
On the season, Jones has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 126.4 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 31.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.80
Chase Cunningham Delivers Best Effort of Season
Chase Cunningham produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Papillion-LaVista South to the win on Friday. Cunningham threw for 118 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This year, Cunningham has thrown 16 touchdowns while averaging 153 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had three passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 31.37
Gavin Shanahan's Big Game Leads Elkhorn South over Norfolk
Elkhorn South found a leader in Gavin Shanahan as the squad took down Norfolk on Thursday. Shanahan was unstoppable, rushing for 140 yards and a touchdown.
Shanahan and Elkhorn South will host Papillion-LaVista South at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last time Shanahan took on the Titans, he rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 27.98
Cooper Perrien Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Elkhorn South was led to victory by Cooper Perrien, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Perrien picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.1 total tackles per game.
On the season, Perrien has averaged 5.1 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 23.25
Elkhorn South Gets a Boost from Riggs in 45-13 Victory
Another Elkhorn South player making an appearance on this list is Madden Riggs. He threw for 157 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Riggs' next matchup is against Papillion-LaVista South on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance. The Storm got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Titans, probably because Riggs had a solid game then too: he threw for 179 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 22.67
Other Notable Players
- Casey Popish: 56 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.60)
- Jaydon Sutko: 1 TD ; 35 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.13)
- Benjamin Shafer: 1.5 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
