5A San Tan 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Aleck Vargas Leads Sunnyslope over Skyline
Sunnyslope was led to victory by Aleck Vargas, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Vargas rushed for 102 yards and three touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Sunnyslope's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-6 when he doesn't).
This season, Vargas has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 66.9 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.20
Jonathan Guy Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Jonathan Guy posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Gilbert over Campo Verde on Friday. Guy picked up 102 receiving yards, and also threw for 59 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Guy has averaged 29.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.12
Campo Verde Gets a Boost from Lee in 27-14 Victory
Karsten Lee's big game helped extend Campo Verde's winning streak to five on Friday. Nobody could stop Lee as he rushed for 32 yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for Campo Verde: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Lee and Campo Verde will host McClintock at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lee will face off against Jaxon Knutson, the Chargers' star signal caller. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 20.10
Carson Hepner Makes It Two for Gilbert
Another Gilbert player making an appearance on this list is Carson Hepner. He picked up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 59 yards.
On the year, Hepner has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 18.9 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after ten games last season, he was only averaging one receiving yard per game.
Gamescore: 19.17
Big Game from Blackburn As Campo Verde Won 27-14
Bobby Blackburn put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 115 yards while picking up 7.2 yards per carry.
Blackburn is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against McClintock on Friday. Last Friday (the last time Blackburn saw the Chargers), he rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 30 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 17.88
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