Desert Sky 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!
Sayani Long Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Granite Hills's Sayani Long, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Long rushed for 176 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (101.6) per game. His longest rush was for an incredible 74 yards.
This season, Long has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 101.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 49.75
Nicholas Gaoa Delivers Best Performance of Season
Nicholas Gaoa produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Barstow to the win on Friday. Gaoa rushed for 205 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (115.8). The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Barstow pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Gaoa and Barstow will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Silverado at 7:30 p.m. on October 24th.
Gamescore: 47.00
Williams Came Up Big in Barstow's 32-7 Win
Another Barstow player making an appearance on this list is Dwayne Williams. He rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 36 yards and two touchdowns.
Unfortunately for Victor Valley, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Williams. Williams rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes the last time he and the Jackrabbits duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 35.00
Jace Weiss and Co. Win Fourth in a Row
Jace Weiss's big game helped extend Silverado's winning streak to four on Friday. Weiss turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 142 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 31 yards and two touchdowns. 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.
Silverado's win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-3. Weiss and Silverado will face off against Adelanto at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.27
Vic Villa Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Vic Villa of Victor Valley. Villa's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 101 rushing yards.
With the loss, Victor Valley broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-1. Villa will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Granite Hills on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.55
Other Notable Players
- Dallas Kincherlow: 165 yards rushing (Gamescore: 25.25)
- Xavier Flores: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
