D2 District 2 (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!
Gavin Hardeman's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Lyons-Decatur Northeast over Bancroft-Rosalie
Starting off the list is Lyons-Decatur Northeast's Gavin Hardeman, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Hardeman rushed for 248 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Bancroft-Rosalie's probably not too fond of Hardeman given he always seems to get the better of them. Hardeman rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries the last time he and the Panthers duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 73.60
Buchholz Made His Presence Known in Bancroft-Rosalie's 54-42 Victory
Nick Buchholz's big game helped extend Bancroft-Rosalie's winning streak to seven on Friday. Buchholz turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 277 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 37 yards and two touchdowns.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast's probably not too fond of Buchholz given he always seems to get the better of them. Buchholz rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 135 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes the last time he and the Cougars duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 64.87
Graysen Briggs and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Graysen Briggs was instrumental in extending Bancroft-Rosalie's winning streak to seven on Friday. Lyons-Decatur Northeast had no answer to Briggs as he rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown. Briggs got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 75 yards.
Unfortunately for Lyons-Decatur Northeast, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Briggs. When Briggs last faced the Cougars back in September of 2023, he rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Gamescore: 53.13
Braylon Wegner's big game helped extend Bancroft-Rosalie's winning streak to seven on Friday. Wegner was dynamite, picking up 142 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Wegner must have Lyons-Decatur Northeast's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Wegner picked up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Cougars duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 43.12
Landen Cooper Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Landen Cooper posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Lyons-Decatur Northeast over Bancroft-Rosalie on Friday. Cooper rushed for 221 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.5 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 52 yards.
This year, Cooper has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 125.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 68.57 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.80
Other Notable Players
- Andrew Haberman: 80 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 41.25)
- Braxton Bonneau: 91 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.10)
- Asher Uttecht: 16 total tackles (Gamescore: 22.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
