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!
Nicolas Horowitz Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, New Paltz got the W thanks in part to Nicolas Horowitz playing the best football he has all season. Horowitz rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries.
New Paltz moved to 2-4 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak. Horowitz and New Paltz are on the road again on Saturday to play Highland at 1:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 60.70
Sal Jr Montaperto Goes Supernova in Marlboro Central Defeat
While Marlboro Central might've come up empty on Thursday, Sal Jr Montaperto wasn't going down without a fight. Montaperto was dynamite, rushing for 134 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up 2.5 sacks and made nine total tackles.
Marlboro Central's defeat 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 face off against Burke Catholic at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 51.72
A Season-Best Performance from Nick Drewnowski Leads New Paltz over Liberty
New Paltz was led to victory by Nick Drewnowski, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Drewnowski rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 60 yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making a tackle (1.0 for loss) and defending two passes.
This year, Drewnowski has thrown 3 touchdowns while averaging 50.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.60
Beacon found a leader in Elijah Epps as the squad took down O'Neill on Thursday. Epps was unstoppable, rushing for 46 yards.
On 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.
This year, 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
