D2 District 1 (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!
Tucker Bickford Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Weeping Water got the W thanks in part to Tucker Bickford playing the best football he has all season. Bickford rushed for 161 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 96 yards and a touchdown while completing 81.8% of his passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 58 yards.
Weeping Water pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Bickford and Weeping Water will head out to face off against Elmwood-Murdock at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 54.40
Owen Seger Has Career-Day on Friday
Weeping Water was led to victory by Owen Seger, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Seger rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This season, Seger has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 43.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.29 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.33
Harms Posts Huge Game in 52-11 Win
Another Weeping Water player making an appearance on this list is Luke Harms. He picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Harms has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 19.6 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 25.71 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 85 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 24.53
Jaren Boschult put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown.
Cedar Bluffs is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Boschult and Cedar Bluffs will venture away from home to face off against Sacred Heart at 6:55 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 20.65
Hunter Bohling Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Hunter Bohling of Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer. Bohling rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 54 yards.
Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer dropped their record down to 2-5 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Bohling and Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer will welcome Johnson County Central at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 20.37
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