C1 District 1 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!
Frederick Came Up Big in Falls City's 49-27 Loss
Starting off the list is Falls City's Isaac Frederick, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Frederick rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 31 receiving yards. He is becoming a predictor of Falls City's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
Falls City is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-4. Frederick will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Fairbury on Friday.
Gamescore: 50.92
Brant Gulizia Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Auburn got the W thanks in part to Brant Gulizia playing the best football he has all season. Gulizia wasn't messing around, making 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss). The match was his fourth straight with two or more rushing touchdowns.
The win (which was Auburn's fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-1. Gulizia and Auburn will look to defend their home field on Friday against Nebraska City at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 41.25
Nixon Ligouri Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Another Auburn player making an appearance on this list is Nixon Ligouri. He rushed for 168 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (100.9) per game.
This season, Ligouri has thrown 3 touchdowns while averaging 46.9 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 27 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.97
Nebraska City's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Brayden Earll
Thanks in part to Brayden Earll, Nebraska City said goodbye to their eight-game losing streak dating back to last season. Earll did his part (and then some), forcing a fumble and making nine total tackles for the 'W'. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 87-yard run.
Nebraska City's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-7. Earll and Nebraska City will take on Auburn at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.92
Derek Helmick Makes It Two for Falls City
The second Falls City player making an appearance here is Derek Helmick, and for good reason. He picked up two sacks and made 13 total tackles (5.5 for loss).
For the year, Helmick has averaged 8.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 2.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 32.50
Other Notable Players
- Tieran Cox: 135 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 31.30)
- Blakely Sells: 59 yards passing; 91 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.98)
- Tegan Alexander: 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
- Maxwell Parde: 90 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.33)
- Cy Petersen: 107 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.28)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
