6A Region 1 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!
Tradon Bessinger Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Davis's Tradon Bessinger, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Bessinger threw for 405 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.1 yards per attempt. The performance once again pushed his average passing yardage north of 300 yards per game (307.5). The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Davis' win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Bessinger and Davis will square off against Farmington at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 43.30
Travis Hoopes Delivers Best Effort of Season
Farmington was led to victory by Travis Hoopes, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hoopes rushed for 185 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Farmington's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-5. Hoopes and Farmington will square off against Davis at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 43.08
Manase Tuatagaloa Dazzles in Fremont Victory
Manase Tuatagaloa's big game helped extend Fremont's winning streak to six on Friday. Tuatagaloa was unstoppable, throwing for 282 yards and three touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 39 yards and a touchdown.
Fremont's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Tuatagaloa and Fremont have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Weber at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 40.90
Farmington Gets a Boost from Love in 41-28 Win
The second Farmington player making an appearance here is Drew Love, and for good reason. He rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
On the year, Love has run in those 2 touchdowns while averaging 47.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.47
A Season-Best Performance from Bode Sparrow Leads Davis over Layton
On Friday, Davis got the W thanks in part to Bode Sparrow playing the best football he has all season. Sparrow picked up 146 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 22 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Sparrow has caught 11 touchdowns while averaging 77.6 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had six receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 34.97
Other Notable Players
- Jaxton Itaaehau: 121 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 30.20)
- Hoyt Pula: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Slade Parker: 115 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.80)
- Madden Nelson: 8 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Jefferson Hunt: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
