2A Salt 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!
Big Game from (Bubba) Burras As Heritage Academy Won 56-20
Starting off the list is Heritage Academy's Kaleb (Bubba) Burras, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. (Bubba) Burras rushed for 88 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 314 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
(Bubba) Burras must have Arete Prep's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in October of 2023 (the last time (Bubba) Burras saw the CHARGERS), he rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 101 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 63.93
Avery Hamler Delivers Best Performance of Season
Avery Hamler produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Chandler Prep to the win on Friday. Hamler rushed for 149 yards and five touchdowns on only ten carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Hamler will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Arete Prep on Friday. The match will pit Hamler up against the CHARGERS's star wideout Michael Harambasic. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 58.05
Paul Soltero Dazzles in Heritage Academy Victory
Paul Soltero put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 36 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Soltero must have Arete Prep's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Soltero saw the CHARGERS), he rushed for 157 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 42.90
San Tan Charter Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Uriah Neloms
Uriah Neloms was instrumental in extending San Tan Charter's winning streak to seven on Friday. Santa Cruz Valley had no answer to Neloms as he threw for 241 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown.
San Tan Charter's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Neloms and San Tan Charter will head out to square off against Heritage Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.67
Lamario Claiborne Makes It Three for Heritage Academy
Another Heritage Academy player making an appearance on this list is Lamario Claiborne. He picked up two sacks and made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss).
For the year, Claiborne has averaged 10.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 14 sacks.
Gamescore: 28.05
Other Notable Players
- Kaelan Williams: 142 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.12)
- Michael Harambasic: 57 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.63)
- Aidan Ysaguirre: 136 yards rushing (Gamescore: 19.18)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
