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!
A Season-Best Effort from Zaden Wolf Leads Central Valley over Palmer
Central Valley was led to victory by Zaden Wolf, who turned in his biggest game of the season 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 game 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.
The victory (which was Central Valley's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Wolf and Central Valley will square off against Chambers/Wheeler Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 82.38
While Anselmo-Merna might've come up empty on Friday, Dane Duryea wasn't going down without a fight. Duryea was dynamite, rushing for 142 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 56 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Duryea has thrown 2 touchdowns while averaging 16 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.03
Jesse Made His Presence Known in Chambers/Wheeler Central's 52-12 Defeat
While Chambers/Wheeler Central might've come up empty on Friday, Michael Jesse wasn't going down without a fight. Jesse was unstoppable, throwing for 95 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 58 yards. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, 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 take on Central Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.78
Hasenauer Came Up Big in Twin Loup's 38-20 Win
Garrett Hasenauer was a major factor in Twin Loup's win over Anselmo-Merna on Friday. Hasenauer did his part (and then some), rushing for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries for the 'W'. Twin Loup is 2-1 when Hasenauer posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Twin Loup has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. Hasenauer and Twin Loup will take on 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
