4A Gila 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!
Jason Hurtado Delivers Best Effort of Season
Douglas was led to victory by Jason Hurtado, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hurtado rushed for 200 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (103.1) per game. Those 200 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Rio Rico's probably not too fond of Hurtado given he always seems to get the better of them. When Hurtado last faced the Hawks back in October of 2023, he rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 41.20
Amphitheater Gets a Boost from Espinoza in 42-15 Victory
Jacob Espinoza put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making five total tackles.
For the season, Espinoza has averaged 23.2 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 42.67 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 65.17 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 39.97
Isaac Williams' Rushing Yards a New Career-High
On Friday, Amphitheater got the W thanks in part to Isaac Williams playing the best football he has all season. Williams rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
For the season, Williams has run in those 2 touchdowns while averaging 25.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.55
A Season-Best Effort from Mananne Abakar Leads Rincon/University over Amphitheater
Sadly, Mananne Abakar posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Rincon/University over Amphitheater on Friday. Abakar picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 61 yards.
Rincon/University's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-5. Abakar and Rincon/University will face off against Sahuarita at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.63
Other Notable Players
- Ivan Higuera: 117 yards passing; 34 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.90)
- Edward Verdugo: 68 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.50)
- Miguel Estrada: 73 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 24 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.65)
- Rasheed Martin: 128 yards passing; 30 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.43)
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