5A Northeast Valley 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!
Kody Thorley Dazzles in ALA - Gilbert North Win
Starting off the list is ALA - Gilbert North's Kody Thorley, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Thorley rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September.
ALA - Gilbert North has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Thorley and ALA - Gilbert North will stay at home for another week and welcome Campo Verde at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 56.53
Underclassman Nathan Jones Comes Up Big Against Verrado
Even if Notre Dame Prep couldn't beat Verrado on Friday, underclassman Nathan Jones still had a big game. Jones was unstoppable, picking up 2.5 sacks and making ten total tackles.
For the year, Jones has averaged 6.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 13.3 sacks.
Gamescore: 28.83
Donivan C Dixon Crosses Big Stat Threshold
While Donivan C Dixon delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Cactus Shadows. C Dixon was excellent, rushing for 108 yards, while also throwing for 124 yards and a touchdown. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (100.2). He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 55 yards.
This season, C Dixon has thrown 24 touchdowns while averaging 219.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.97
Weston Powell put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September on Friday. He made six total tackles. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 52 yards.
For the season, Powell has averaged 4.9 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 25.50
Kanon Kayyem Makes It Two for Notre Dame Prep
Another Notre Dame Prep player making an appearance on this list is Kanon Kayyem. He made ten total tackles.
On the year, Kayyem has averaged 7.9 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 22.92
Other Notable Players
- Jason Samis: 121 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.40)
- Andrew Muirhead: 70 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.78)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
