6A Fiesta 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Reese Bodily Leads Mountain View over Mesa
Reese Bodily produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Mountain View to the win on Friday. Bodily rushed for 318 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win was the fourth in a row for Mountain View, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Bodily and Mountain View will venture away from home to take on Tolleson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 80.98
Mesa had to settle for second on Friday, but Adrik Reed sure wasn't going down easily. Despite the loss, Reed was still balling out as he made three total tackles.
Mesa now has a losing record at 3-4. Reed and Mesa will look to defend their home field on Friday against Cesar Chavez at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 38.83
Goodman Came Up Big in Mountain View's 63-30 Victory
The second Mountain View player making an appearance here is Brady Goodman, and for good reason. He threw for 184 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown. He has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last six times he's played.
On the year, Goodman has thrown 25 touchdowns (and and only 3 pick) while averaging 210.9 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 36.57 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.37
Griffen Yamamoto Makes It Two for Mesa
Another Mesa player making an appearance on this list is Griffen Yamamoto. He picked up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns. His receiving production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 106 receiving yards.
This year, Yamamoto has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 121.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.57
Pharis Jenkins Delivers Best Effort of Season
Cesar Chavez was led to victory by Pharis Jenkins, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Jenkins rushed for 170 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 54 yards.
For the season, Jenkins has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 78.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.20
Other Notable Players
- Nevin Reed: 107 yards receiving, 2 TDs ; 40 yards rushing (Gamescore: 30.97)
- Talan Arnett: 115 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 30.03)
- Michael Alvarado: 47 yards rushing; 76 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.90)
- Mason Penrod: 167 yards passing (Gamescore: 24.23)
- Blake Julien: 79 yards passing; 55 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.57)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
