2A South East 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!
Cael Buxton's Big Game Leads Lamar over La Junta
Starting off the list is Lamar's Cael Buxton, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Buxton picked up 102 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
The victory for Lamar keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. Buxton and Lamar are taking a road trip to square off against Woodland Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.03
Jordan Jones Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Jordan Jones posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Banning Lewis Academy over Woodland Park on Friday. Jones picked up 113 receiving yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 85 yards.
This season, Jones has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 59.6 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 15 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.13
A Season-Best Effort from Diego Estrada Leads Lamar over La Junta
Lamar was led to victory by Diego Estrada, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Estrada made 18 total tackles.
This year, Estrada has averaged 14.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.32
Matteo Pizarro and Co. Win Fifth in a Row
Woodland Park picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Matteo Pizarro. Pizarro wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss). The match was his third straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.8 total tackles per game.
On the year, Pizarro has averaged 5.8 total tackles per game and for the season has those 2 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 2.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.50
Joseph Schoenberger Made His Presence Known in Woodland Park's 43-7 Victory
Marqus Joseph Schoenberger's big game helped extend Woodland Park's winning streak to five on Friday. Banning Lewis Academy had no answer to Joseph Schoenberger as he rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 94 yards and a touchdown.
Joseph Schoenberger is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Lamar on Friday. When Joseph Schoenberger last faced the Thunder back in October of 2023, he threw for 281 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt.
Gamescore: 25.97
Other Notable Players
- Noah Howard: 142 yards passing; 120 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.98)
- Alex Aguilar: 105 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
