Super - Ivy Red Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played from last Thursday through Saturday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Francisco Then's Big Game Leads Ridgefield Park over Bergen Tech
Starting off the list is Ridgefield Park's Francisco Then, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Then rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 116 yards and a touchdown on only eight passes. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
Ridgefield Park's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. Then and Ridgefield Park will be playing at home against Indian Hills at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 46.73
Kevin Velasquez Makes It Two for Ridgefield Park
Keeping Then company is Kevin Velasquez, a fellow Ridgefield Park player. He rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making nine total tackles.
For the year, Velasquez has averaged 25.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 43.18
Tenafly found a leader in Troy Knause as the squad took down Fort Lee on Friday. Knause was dynamite, throwing for 245 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushing for 42 yards.
For the season, Knause has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 60.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.23
Adam Dafinoiu Makes It Two for Tenafly
Another Tenafly player making an appearance on this list is Adam Dafinoiu. He picked up 116 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made two total tackles.
This season, Dafinoiu has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 32.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.60
Cj Senatore Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Cj Senatore of Fort Lee. Senatore made a tackle.
Fort Lee moved to 5-2 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak. Senatore and Fort Lee will square off against NV - Demarest at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.85
Other Notable Players
- Izaiah Carlos: 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.93)
- Aiden Suh: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
