D2 District 5 (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!
Calvin Carraher Delivers Best Effort of Season
Franklin was led to victory by Calvin Carraher, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Carraher rushed for 355 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 17.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 116 yards on eight of 15 attempts. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 61 yards.
The win snapped Franklin's losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 2-5 record. Carraher and Franklin will square off against Axtell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 125.98
Elijah Bergstrom Has Career Rushing Day
Elijah Bergstrom produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Axtell to the win on Friday. Bergstrom rushed for 272 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for five straight games.
The victory (which was Axtell's third in a row) raised their record to 3-4. Bergstrom and Axtell will square off against Franklin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 89.75
Adam Denkert's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Kenesaw over Wilcox-Hildreth
Adam Denkert's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his fourth-straight game with 113+ rushing yards. He rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown. Kenesaw is 3-1 when Denkert posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
For the year, Denkert has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 58 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 50.57
Wilcox-Hildreth Wins Fourth-Straight Thanks to Graiden Ritner
Graiden Ritner's big game helped extend Wilcox-Hildreth's winning streak to four on Friday. Ritner turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 69 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown. He has become a key player for Wilcox-Hildreth: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Wilcox-Hildreth pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Ritner will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Elm Creek on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.45
A Season-Best Performance from Caiden Peterman Leads Franklin over Blue Hill
Franklin was led to victory by Caiden Peterman, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Peterman rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run.
For the year, Peterman has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 54.9 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 6.43 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.60
Other Notable Players
- Keston Beavers: 101 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.03)
- Brody Schopke: 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.75)
- Tristen Benson: 58 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.18)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
