5A Northeast Valley 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!
Kody Thorley Goes Supernova in ALA - Gilbert North Victory
Starting off the list is ALA - Gilbert North's Kody Thorley, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Thorley rushed for 39 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown.
The victory (which was ALA - Gilbert North's third in a row) raised their record to 9-3. Thorley and ALA - Gilbert North will face off against Cactus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.88
Big Game from White As ALA - Gilbert North Won 42-7
Keeping Thorley company is Conner White, a fellow ALA - Gilbert North player. He threw for 160 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 62 yards. He is becoming a predictor of ALA - Gilbert North's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
For the season, White has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 138.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.67
Desert Mountain Gets a Boost from Herges in 20-14 Defeat
Desert Mountain was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Bryce Herges did his best to prevent it. Despite the loss, Herges was still balling out as he threw for 321 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Herges has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 183.5 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after ten games last season, he had two passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 23.70
Isaac Massey Makes It Three for ALA - Gilbert North
Another ALA - Gilbert North player making an appearance on this list is Isaac Massey. He picked up 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 55 yards.
For the season, Massey has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 72 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after 12 games last season, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 23.50
Ashley Made His Presence Known in Horizon's 36-14 Loss
Jase Ashley put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September on Friday. He rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 218 yards on 16 of 29 attempts.
For the year, Ashley has thrown 20 touchdowns while averaging 185.2 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 73.82 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.73
Other Notable Players
- Journey Solomon: 146 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.93)
- Beau Caliendo: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Gunner Fagrell: 178 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 17.07)
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