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.
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 Dazzles in Marlboro Central Defeat
Marlboro Central had to settle for second on Thursday, but Sal Jr Montaperto sure wasn't going down easily. Port Jervis had no answer to Montaperto as he rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Montaperto also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up 2.5 sacks and making 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 take on Burke Catholic at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 51.72
Nick Drewnowski Turns in Season-Best Performance
Nick Drewnowski produced his most outstanding game to date while leading New Paltz to the win 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.
On the season, 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 team took down O'Neill on Thursday. Epps was dynamite, rushing for 46 yards.
For the season, 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.
For the 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
