3A Sawtooth Central Idaho 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!
Troy Swain Delivers Best Effort of Season
New Plymouth came up short on Friday despite Troy Swain delivering his best game to date. Swain picked up 165 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making ten total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
New Plymouth is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6. Swain and New Plymouth will host Melba at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.55
Steinmeyer Posts Huge Game in 35-12 Victory
Marsing found a leader in Luke Steinmeyer as the squad took down Melba on Friday. Melba had no answer to Steinmeyer as he forced two fumbles and made ten total tackles. Steinmeyer also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing two fumbles and making ten total tackles.
Steinmeyer is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Parma on Friday. When Steinmeyer last faced the Panthers back in September of 2023, he picked up 0.5 sacks, made 16 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Gamescore: 40.57
A Season-Best Effort from Jace Chadez Leads Marsing over Melba
Marsing was led to victory by Jace Chadez, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Chadez threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
On the season, Chadez has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 130.3 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had eight passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 38.23
Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles from Payton Zigga
Payton Zigga continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 16th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least six total tackles. He picked up two sacks and made 13 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
This season, Zigga has averaged 13 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had 1.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 33.75
Mason Mcdaniel Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Mason Mcdaniel of Nampa Christian. Mcdaniel rushed for nine yards.
New Plymouth had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Mcdaniel it was a similar story. When Mcdaniel last faced the Pilgrims back in October of 2023, he picked up 53 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Gamescore: 29.13
Other Notable Players
- Ian Johnson: 38 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 70 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.67)
- Wes Troke: 2 sacks and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.63)
- Noah Shelton: 73 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.20)
- Jaden Shaw: 88 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 21 yards rushing (Gamescore: 19.78)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
