3A Metro West 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!
Parker Schmitz Dazzles in Paradise Honors Victory
Starting off the list is Paradise Honors's Parker Schmitz, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Schmitz threw for 274 yards and five touchdowns on perfect 14-for-14 passing, and also rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown.
Paradise Honors' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-4. Schmitz and Paradise Honors will host Valley Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 56.27
Hardge Came Up Big in Dysart's 48-7 Win
Shimir Hardge's big game helped extend Dysart's winning streak to five on Friday. Hardge did his part (and then some), rushing for 160 yards on only 11 carries for the 'W'.
Dysart's win bumped their record up to 5-2. Hardge and Dysart will take on Page at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.60
Aiden Lee Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Paradise Honors got the W thanks in part to Aiden Lee playing the best football he has all season. Lee rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 52 yards.
On the season, Lee has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 19 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.60
Yuma had to settle for second on Friday, but Andrew Mosqueda sure wasn't going down easily. ALA - West Foothills had no answer to Mosqueda as he picked up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Mosqueda has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 68.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.72
Preston Brown Makes It Three for Paradise Honors
Another Paradise Honors player making an appearance on this list is Preston Brown. He picked up 124 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Brown has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 107.1 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 6.57 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.73
Other Notable Players
- Kenyon Rosenthal: 95 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.68)
- Elijah Garcia: 1.5 sacks and 9 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.00)
- Cougar Holt: 89 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.40)
- Parker Dailey: 1 interception, 5 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Hunter Cotten: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
