4A East Sky 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!
Jaylen Brooks Dazzles in Poston Butte Victory
Starting off the list is Poston Butte's Jaylen Brooks, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Brooks rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 71 receiving yards and a touchdown. He has become a key player for Poston Butte: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-5 otherwise.
This year, Brooks has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 67.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 29.58
Poston Butte Gets a Boost from Lloyd in 45-18 Win
Mason Lloyd put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in November of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 76 yards and a touchdown on only seven passes.
Lloyd must have Marcos de Niza's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in November of 2023 (the last time Lloyd saw the Padres), he rushed for 183 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Gamescore: 27.67
Jacob Laduke and Co. Win Tenth in a Row
Jacob LaDuke was instrumental in extending Snowflake's winning streak to ten on Friday. Nobody could stop LaDuke as he threw for 72 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Snowflake pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. LaDuke and Snowflake will challenge Canyon del Oro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.50
A Constellation of Stars for Poston Butte
Another Poston Butte player making an appearance on this list is Evan Moore. He rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns.
Marcos de Niza's probably not too fond of Moore given he always seems to get the better of them. When Moore last faced the Padres back in November of 2023, he rushed for 144 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Gamescore: 24.60
Hayydn Nichols and Co. Win Tenth in a Row
Hayydn Nichols's big game helped extend Snowflake's winning streak to ten on Friday. Nichols was unstoppable, rushing for three yards.
This year, Nichols has averaged 0.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.20
Other Notable Players
- Aaden Coor: 1 interception (1TD) and 9 total tackles (0.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
- Karter Raban: 97 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
