A District 4 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!
Jett Thomalla Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Millard South's Jett Thomalla, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Thomalla threw for 383 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Millard South, bringing their record for this year to 5-1. Thomalla and Millard South will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Lincoln High at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 48.33
Cash Buettenback Turns in Season-Best Performance
Cash Buettenback produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Lincoln Southeast to the win on Friday. Buettenback rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023. He has become a key player for Lincoln Southeast: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
On the year, Buettenback has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 98.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 41.17 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 47.25
Jake Kinkaid Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Jake Kinkaid continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his third-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He picked up three sacks, forced two fumbles, and made six total tackles (3.5 for loss).
This year, Kinkaid has averaged 4.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.17 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 33.75
A Season-Best Effort from Chase Loftin Leads Millard South over Papillion-Lavista
On Friday, Millard South got the W thanks in part to Chase Loftin playing the best football he has all season. Loftin picked up 114 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
On the year, Loftin has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 86 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.98
Isaac Jensen Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Millard South got the W thanks in part to Isaac Jensen playing the best football he has all season. Jensen picked up 141 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Jensen has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 82.4 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 29.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.85
Other Notable Players
- Breckin Torrez: 47 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
