5A Region 5 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Wednesday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Robert Young Goes Supernova in Roy Win
Starting off the list is Roy's Robert Young, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Young rushed for 157 yards while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 59 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
Roy's victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Young and Roy will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Granger at 6:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 42.83
Bountiful Gets a Boost from Fekitoa in 38-7 Win
Siaki Fekitoa's big game helped extend Bountiful's winning streak to six on Wednesday. Woods Cross had no answer to Fekitoa as he rushed for 182 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. Fekitoa's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 137 rushing yards.
If the past is any indication, Fekitoa could be in store for another big game when he takes on Alta on Thursday. Back in November of 2023 (the last time Fekitoa saw the Hawks), he rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 47 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 42.27
Spackman Came Up Big in Bonneville's 30-28 Defeat
While Ashton Spackman delivered a dominant effort on Wednesday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Bonneville. Despite the defeat, Spackman was still balling out as he picked up 197 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 59 yards.
This season, Spackman has caught those 3 touchdowns while averaging 71.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.78
Cole Lueders Makes It Two for Bonneville
Keeping Spackman company is Cole Lueders, a fellow Bonneville player. He threw for 335 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes.
On the year, Lueders has thrown 24 touchdowns while averaging 269.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.93
Other Notable Players
- Viliami Tapa'Atoutai: 112 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 30.55)
- Tayven Norvang: 18 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 26.50)
- Keaton Fuit: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.75)
- Andrew Ortiz: 72 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 25 yards receiving (Gamescore: 18.03)
- Emerson Geilman: 113 yards passing; 2 TDs rushing (Gamescore: 17.83)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
