D1 District 8 (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!
Brennan Lindner Turns in Season-Best Effort
Brennan Lindner produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Pleasanton to the win on Friday. Lindner rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Lindner and Pleasanton will face off against Sandhills Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lindner will face off against Leyton Connell, the Mavericks' star signal caller. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 58.85
Pleasanton Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Jaysen Cronin
Jaysen Cronin's big game helped extend Pleasanton's winning streak to eight on Friday. Cronin turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 124 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Cronin has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 73.7 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 21.71 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 57.40
Conner Paulsen Goes Supernova in South Loup Win
Conner Paulsen was a major factor in South Loup's victory over Ravenna on Friday. Paulsen did his part (and then some), rushing for 71 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown for the 'W'.
South Loup's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. Paulsen and South Loup will face off against Arcadia/Loup City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.52
Connell Made His Presence Known in Sandhills Valley's 26-22 Victory
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Leyton Connell stepped things up a notch to give Sandhills Valley the 'W'. Connell was dynamite, rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 75 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Connell has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 143.1 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.14 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 51.57 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 37.85
Aj Starr Makes It Two for South Loup
Another South Loup player making an appearance on this list is Aj Starr. He picked up a sack and made 17 total tackles. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 50 yards.
This year, Starr has averaged 15.9 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to seven.
Gamescore: 34.85
Other Notable Players
- Ethan Furne: 57 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 34.27)
- Kobe Chamberlin: 103 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 24 yards receiving (Gamescore: 29.28)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
