3A Metro Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Samaras Came Up Big in Holy Family's 49-0 Win
Starting off the list is Holy Family's Monte Samaras, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Samaras threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Holy Family now has a winning record of 4-3. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.07
Lutheran Wins Fourth-Straight Thanks to Sawyer Wald
Lutheran picked up their fourth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Sawyer Wald. Nobody could stop Wald as he picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Wald has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 22.3 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had four rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 14.
Gamescore: 22.48
Anderson Osburn Makes It Two for Holy Family
Another Holy Family player making an appearance on this list is Anderson Osburn. He picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This year, Osburn has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 50 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.00
Abramson Posts Huge Game in 50-0 Win
Another Lutheran player making an appearance on this list is Eli Abramson. He threw for 121 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
For the season, Abramson has thrown 20 touchdowns while averaging 210.6 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 17.87
Deacon Downing Delivers Best Effort of Season
Lutheran was led to victory by Deacon Downing, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Downing picked up 55 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the season, Downing has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 26.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.67
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