3A Southern 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!
Gavyn Frederick Drops League-Best Performance on Thursday
Starting off the list is Moapa Valley's Gavyn Frederick, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Frederick made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Unfortunately for Pahrump Valley, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Frederick. When Frederick last faced the Trojans back in October of 2023, he made 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 45.88
Big Game from Dixon As Virgin Valley Won 26-16
Virgin Valley picked up their fourth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Drew Dixon. Dixon was unstoppable, rushing for 196 yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards.
Virgin Valley's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Dixon and Virgin Valley will take on Mater Academy East Las Vegas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.48
Another Game with at Least Two Rushing Touchdowns from Kayne Horibe
Kayne Horibe continued his hot streak on Thursday by dropping his third-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least two rushing touchdowns. He threw for 299 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns.
Pahrump Valley now has a losing record at 3-4. Horibe's next matchup is against The Meadows School on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 41.73
Caden Rawson's Big Game Leads Moapa Valley over Pahrump Valley
The second Moapa Valley player making an appearance here is Caden Rawson, and for good reason. He rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
This season, Rawson has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 55.9 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 3.88 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.30
Damien Nevil Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Damien Nevil of Sports Leadership & Management. Nevil picked up 72 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 109 yards.
Virgin Valley's probably not too fond of Nevil given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in November of 2023 (the last time Nevil saw the Bulldogs), he rushed for 240 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 37.02
Other Notable Players
- Alaijah Young: 253 yards passing; 65 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 33.67)
- Dayvone White: 5 sacks and 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 33.50)
- Talon Schraft: 168 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 33.43)
- Decker Lee: 75 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
