4A Region 9 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!
Mccord Christiansen Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Crimson Cliffs got the W thanks in part to Mccord Christiansen playing the best football he has all season. Christiansen's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 107 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Unfortunately for Pine View, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Christiansen. Christiansen rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries the last time he and the Panthers duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 54.68
Isaac Andresen Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Desert Hills got the W thanks in part to Isaac Andresen playing the best football he has all season. Andresen rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.3 yards per carry.
The win (which was Desert Hills' third in a row) raised their record to 5-3. Andresen's next matchup is against Cedar on Wednesday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 35.60
Desert Hills Gets a Boost from Grondel in 38-7 Victory
Another Desert Hills player making an appearance on this list is Gerritt Grondel. He threw for 166 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Grondel has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 164.9 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.27
Mckay Wright Turns in Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles
On Friday, Crimson Cliffs got the W thanks in part to Mckay Wright playing the best football he has all season. Wright wasn't messing around, forcing a fumble and making 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception. The matchup was his 15th straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Wright might have his next game, a home matchup with Dixie, circled on his calendar. When Wright last faced the Flyers back in October of 2023, he made 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss) and snagged an interception.
Gamescore: 31.00
A Season-Best Effort from Max Griffiths Leads Crimson Cliffs over Pine View
Max Griffiths produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Crimson Cliffs to the win on Friday. Griffiths wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making 11 total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. The match was his ninth straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the year, Griffiths has averaged 10.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he had three sacks.
Gamescore: 29.75
Other Notable Players
- Ryder Sherratt: 254 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.03)
- Caleb Paule: 42 yards receiving; 111 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.45)
- Aisa Lopati: 2 sacks, 4 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Van Dailey: 87 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.78)
- Mason Schuman: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
