D1 District 2 (8 Man) Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Effort from Trevor Trimble Leads Pender over Guardian Angels Central Catholic
Pender came up short on Thursday despite Trevor Trimble delivering his best game to date. Trimble rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 68 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Trimble has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 33.6 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.89 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 56.33 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 43.72
Owen Kneifl Makes It Two for Pender
Another Pender player making an appearance on this list is Owen Kneifl. He rushed for 40 yards.
This season, Kneifl has averaged 117.8 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 0.89 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.12
Guardian Angels Central Catholic Wins Tenth-Straight Thanks to Chase Smith
Guardian Angels Central Catholic picked up their tenth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Chase Smith. Nobody could stop Smith as he rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown.
Guardian Angels Central Catholic's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. Smith and Guardian Angels Central Catholic have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Plainview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.23
Pender Gets a Boost from Roth in 20-12 Loss
Another Pender player making an appearance on this list is Alex Roth. He rushed for 81 yards, and also threw for 92 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Roth has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 88.2 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 23.44 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 46.33 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 25.98
Sam Hass and Co. Win Tenth in a Row
Sam Hass's big game helped extend Guardian Angels Central Catholic's winning streak to ten on Thursday. Hass was unstoppable, throwing for 81 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Hass has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 71.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.25
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