6A Region 3 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 Zaeden Selu Leads Skyridge over Lone Peak
On Friday, Skyridge got the W thanks in part to Zaeden Selu playing the best football he has all season. Selu rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards.
The victory (which was Skyridge's third in a row) raised their record to 6-2. Selu's next match is against Pleasant Grove on Thursday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 36.28
Jett Niu Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Lehi got the W thanks in part to Jett Niu playing the best football he has all season. Niu threw for 218 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes.
Lehi's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Niu's next matchup is against Lone Peak on Thursday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 27.13
Griffin Kunz Turns in Season-Best Effort
Griffin Kunz produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Skyridge to the win on Friday. Kunz picked up 1.5 sacks, made eight total tackles (2.5 for loss), and defended a pass.
This year, Kunz has averaged 6.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 2.5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 21.50
Gaisford Jr. Came Up Big in American Fork's 30-8 Victory
Thanks in part to David Gaisford Jr., American Fork said goodbye to their three-game losing streak. Gaisford Jr. did his part (and then some), throwing for 167 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes for the 'W'.
On the season, Gaisford Jr. has thrown 21 touchdowns while averaging 250.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.23
Cash Taiese Makes It Two for American Fork
Keeping Gaisford jr. company is Cash Taiese, a fellow American Fork player. He picked up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Taiese has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 32.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.62
Other Notable Players
- Legend Glasker: 73 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.55)
- Mays Madsen: 115 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.75)
- Cade Hanson: 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
- Kalvin Liavaa: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.25)
- Kaneal Sweetwyne: 123 yards passing; 61 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
