D1 District 4 (8 Man) Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Mathias Wagner Has Career Rushing Day
Starting off the list is Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]'s Mathias Wagner, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Wagner rushed for 250 yards and six touchdowns on only 11 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The victory (which was Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]'s third in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Wagner and Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] will face off against Elkhorn Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 83.85
Stanton Wins 20th-Straight Thanks to Barrett Wilke
Stanton picked up their 20th consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Barrett Wilke. Wilke was unstoppable, rushing for 145 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 105 yards and a touchdown on only six passes. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 13th straight game with at least 124 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Stanton pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Wilke will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Laurel-Concord-Coleridge on Friday.
Gamescore: 59.68
Another Game with at Least 102 Rushing Yards from Becker Pohlman
Becker Pohlman's big game helped extend Stanton's winning streak to 20 on Friday. Pohlman's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 102 rushing yards dating back to last season. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making five total tackles.
On the season, Pohlman has averaged 7.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 14.57 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 27.43 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 53.93
Another Game with at Least Two Rushing Touchdowns from Karter Lingenfelter
Karter Lingenfelter continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least two rushing touchdowns. He rushed for 62 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 194 yards on 16 of 28 attempts.
On the year, Lingenfelter has averaged 164.7 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 11 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 60.14 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 53.33
Elkhorn Valley Gets a Boost from Nitz in 50-14 Win
Mason Nitz put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2023 on Thursday. He rushed for 96 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 109 yards and a touchdown.
Elkhorn Valley pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Nitz and Elkhorn Valley will look to defend their home field on Friday against Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 47.57
Other Notable Players
- Michael Koenig: 155 yards passing; 27 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 36.03)
- Eli Haisch: 128 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 32.18)
- Charlie Sullivan: 93 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 22.30)
- Korbin Werner: 90 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.08)
- Bj Taake: 123 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
