D2 District 6 (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!
Zaden Wolf Delivers Best Performance of Season
Zaden Wolf produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Central Valley to the win on Friday. Wolf wasn't messing around, rushing for 175 yards and five touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 78 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. The matchup was his seventh straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season. His longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Wolf and Central Valley will square off against Chambers/Wheeler Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The match will pit Wolf up against the Renegades' star quarterback Michael Jesse. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 82.38
Anselmo-Merna had to settle for second on Friday, but Dane Duryea sure wasn't going down easily. Duryea was unstoppable, rushing for 142 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 56 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Duryea has thrown 2 touchdowns while averaging 16 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.03
Jesse Posts Huge Game in 52-12 Defeat
Chambers/Wheeler Central had to settle for second on Friday, but Michael Jesse sure wasn't going down easily. Jesse turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 95 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 58 yards. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing two fumbles and making eight total tackles.
Chambers/Wheeler Central is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Jesse and Chambers/Wheeler Central will be playing at home against Central Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.78
Garrett Hasenauer Dazzles in Twin Loup Win
Twin Loup found a leader in Garrett Hasenauer as the team took down Anselmo-Merna on Friday. Nobody could stop Hasenauer as he rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. He has become a key player for Twin Loup: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Twin Loup has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. Hasenauer and Twin Loup will face off against Burwell on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.60
Yahya Harris Makes It Two for Twin Loup
Another Twin Loup player making an appearance on this list is Yahya Harris. He rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes.
This season, Harris has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 66.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.07
Other Notable Players
- Elijah Heinz: 69 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 29.40)
- Luqman Harris: 56 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.77)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
