4A Region 9 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Wednesday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Tytan Mason Delivers Electric Effort Vs Cedar
Starting off the list is Desert Hills's Tytan Mason, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Mason rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 78 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Mason is crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least two every time he's taken the field this season.
Cedar's probably not too fond of Mason given he always seems to get the better of them. Mason rushed for 276 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry the last time he and the Reds duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 62.45
Ran Sawyer's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Dixie over Crimson Cliffs
Dixie had to settle for second on Wednesday, but Ran Sawyer sure wasn't going down easily. Despite the loss, Sawyer was still balling out as he rushed for 258 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry.
Sawyer might have his next game, a home matchup with Pine View, circled on his calendar. When Sawyer last faced the Panthers back in September, he rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 59.20
Dylyn Gabriel Delivers Best Performance of Season
Hurricane was led to victory by Dylyn Gabriel, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Wednesday. Gabriel threw for 207 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes, and also rushed for 64 yards.
On the season, Gabriel has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 116.1 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after ten games last season, he had eight passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 43.38
Hurricane Gets a Boost from (Fath) Mcroberts in 32-28 Win
Another Hurricane player making an appearance on this list is Austyn (Fath) Mcroberts. He picked up 151 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 45 yards. He didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
For the season, (Fath) Mcroberts has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 67.9 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after ten games last season, he was only averaging 16.4 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 49.8 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 40.33
Malakai Alofipo Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Malakai Alofipo produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Crimson Cliffs to the win on Wednesday. Alofipo picked up 151 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He's now once again averaging 100+ receiving yards (100.1) per game. His receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 110 receiving yards.
If the past is any indication, Alofipo could be in store for another big game when he takes on Snow Canyon on Friday. Alofipo picked up 149 receiving yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Warriors duked it out back in September.
Gamescore: 33.60
Other Notable Players
- Maka Fiefia: 55 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 31.68)
- Gerritt Grondel: 234 yards passing (Gamescore: 28.70)
- Ryder Sherratt: 211 yards passing (Gamescore: 27.87)
- Mccord Christiansen: 172 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.68)
- Isaac Andresen: 105 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
