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 win, 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
Sal Jr Montaperto's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Marlboro Central over Port Jervis
Marlboro Central had to settle for second on Thursday, but Sal Jr Montaperto sure wasn't going down easily. Montaperto was unstoppable, rushing for 134 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up 2.5 sacks and making 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 take on Burke Catholic at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 51.72
Nick Drewnowski Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, New Paltz got the W thanks in part to Nick Drewnowski playing the best football he has all season. 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
Elijah Epps was a major factor in Beacon's victory over O'Neill on Thursday. Epps was dynamite, rushing for 46 yards.
For the year, 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.
On the 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
