4A Soco 2 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!
Gabriel Mcfarland Delivers Best Effort of Season
Vista Ridge was led to victory by Gabriel Mcfarland, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Mcfarland rushed for 218 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
This season, Mcfarland has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 126.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 56.88
Avier Elvira Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Avier Elvira produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Palmer Ridge to the win on Friday. Elvira rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Elvira must have Air Academy's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Elvira saw the Kadets), he rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Gamescore: 46.20
While Air Academy might've come up empty on Friday, Jackson Schmadeka wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Schmadeka as he picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 75 yards. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made four total tackles.
On the year, Schmadeka has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 29.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.78
Cully Feeney and Co. Win Fourth in a Row
Cully Feeney was instrumental in extending Durango's winning streak to four on Friday. Feeney was unstoppable, throwing for 198 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes, while also rushing for 55 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Feeney has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 155 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 3.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 52.83 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 32.60
Stevens Posts Huge Game in 54-35 Win
Another Vista Ridge player making an appearance on this list is Zayden Stevens. He threw for 160 yards and four touchdowns.
Stevens and Vista Ridge will challenge Rampart at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Wolves had to take a loss when they last met the Rams, but Stevens had little to do with the loss: he threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 92 yards on only nine carries. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 26.07
Other Notable Players
- Wyatt Bartel: 1 interception, 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 25.75)
- Ben Fernengel: 125 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.80)
- Jackson Mabe: 51 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.60)
- Jamir Ford: 70 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.62)
- Sebastian Tripp: 98 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.13)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
