4A District 2 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
William Braun Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Saturday, Albuquerque Academy got the W thanks in part to William Braun playing the best football he has all season. Braun threw for 372 yards and six touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes.
Albuquerque Academy moved to 3-4 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. Braun and Albuquerque Academy will face off against Silver at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 52.90
Hershul Olloway Jr Goes Supernova in St. Pius X Win
St. Pius X picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Hershul Olloway Jr. Olloway Jr was unstoppable, rushing for 151 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 62 yards.
For the year, Olloway Jr has run in 13 touchdowns while averaging 137 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.45
Cayl Cox-Liggins Crosses Big Stat Threshold
St. Pius X was led to victory by Cayl Cox-Liggins, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Cox-Liggins picked up 183 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He's now once again averaging 100+ receiving yards (103.6) per game. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 61 yards.
This year, Cox-Liggins has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 103.6 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 44.30
A Season-Best Effort from Isaiah Carpenter Leads St. Pius X over Portales
Isaiah Carpenter produced his most outstanding game to date while leading St. Pius X to the win on Friday. Carpenter threw for 312 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt.
For the season, Carpenter has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 220 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 43.94 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 89.21 passer rating.
Gamescore: 39.50
Joel Lujan Has Career Rushing Day
Joel Lujan posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also picked up 32 receiving yards.
Portales's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. Lujan and Portales will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Albuquerque Academy at 1:00 p.m. on October 26th.
Gamescore: 30.17
Other Notable Players
- Kolbe Padilla: 1 sack and 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 29.00)
- Aiden Erickson: 131 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 22 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.37)
- Jett Galles: 197 yards receiving; 28 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.08)
- Leandro Garcia: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Justin Duran: 52 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.88)
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