Section 9 B-1 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Effort from Nicolas Horowitz Leads New Paltz over Liberty
New Paltz was led to victory by Nicolas Horowitz, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Horowitz rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries.
With the victory, New Paltz broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-4. Horowitz and New Paltz will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Highland at 1:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 60.70
Big Game from Montaperto As Marlboro Central Fell 28-13
While Marlboro Central might've come up empty on Thursday, Sal Jr Montaperto wasn't going down without a fight. Port Jervis had no answer to Montaperto as he rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Montaperto didn't just play on offense: he also picked up 2.5 sacks and made nine total tackles.
Marlboro Central's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-1. Montaperto and Marlboro Central will square off against Burke Catholic at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 51.72
Nick Drewnowski Turns in Season-Best Performance
Nick Drewnowski produced his most outstanding game to date while leading New Paltz to the win on Friday. Drewnowski rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 60 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made a tackle (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
This season, Drewnowski has thrown 3 touchdowns while averaging 50.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.60
Beacon found a leader in Elijah Epps as the team took down O'Neill on Thursday. O'Neill had no answer to Epps as he rushed for 46 yards.
On the season, Epps has averaged 21.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.25
Jazziah Whitted Makes It Two for Beacon
Keeping Epps company is Jazziah Whitted, a fellow Beacon player. He threw for 215 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
This season, Whitted has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 136 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.73
Other Notable Players
- Jaden Jones: 102 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.70)
- Kevin Beal: 8 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.00)
- Anthony Theodore: 102 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.95)
- Dylan Fox: 27 yards passing; 69 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.95)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
