C1 District 1 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Brant Gulizia Leads Auburn over Syracuse
On Friday, Auburn got the W thanks in part to Brant Gulizia playing the best football he has all season. Gulizia wasn't messing around, making 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss). The contest was his fourth straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season.
The win was the fourth in a row for Auburn, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. Gulizia and Auburn will face off against Nebraska City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.25
Nixon Ligouri Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Keeping Gulizia company is Nixon Ligouri, a fellow Auburn player. He rushed for 168 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (100.9) per game.
For the season, Ligouri has thrown 3 touchdowns while averaging 46.9 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 27 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.97
Cox Made His Presence Known in Syracuse's 21-14 Defeat
While Tieran Cox delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Syracuse. Despite the defeat, Cox was still balling out as he rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 86 yards.
This year, Cox has thrown 0 touchdowns while averaging 2.4 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.25 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 126.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 31.30
A Constellation of Stars for Auburn
Another Auburn player making an appearance on this list is Camden Taylor. He picked up 28 receiving yards.
On the year, Taylor has averaged 48.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.88 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.03
Other Notable Players
- Maxwell Parde: 90 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.33)
- Cy Petersen: 107 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.28)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
