4A Soco 2 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!
Gabriel Mcfarland Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Thursday, Vista Ridge got the W thanks in part to Gabriel Mcfarland playing the best football he has all season. Mcfarland rushed for 218 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
Vista Ridge's win bumped their record up to 4-2. Mcfarland and Vista Ridge will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Palmer Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 56.88
Avier Elvira's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Palmer Ridge was led to victory by Avier Elvira, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Elvira rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Air Academy's probably not too fond of Elvira given he always seems to get the better of them. When Elvira last faced the Kadets back in October of 2023, he rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Gamescore: 46.20
While Jackson Schmadeka delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Air Academy. Palmer Ridge had no answer to Schmadeka as he picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 75 yards. Schmadeka didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made four total tackles.
For the year, Schmadeka has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 29.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.78
Durango Wins Fourth-Straight Thanks to Cully Feeney
Cully Feeney's big game helped extend Durango's winning streak to four on Friday. Feeney turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 198 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes, while also rushing for 55 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Feeney has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 155 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 52.83 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 32.60
Stevens Came Up Big in Vista Ridge's 54-35 Victory
The second Vista Ridge player making an appearance here is Zayden Stevens, and for good reason. He threw for 160 yards and four touchdowns.
On the year, Stevens has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 147 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.07
Other Notable Players
- Wyatt Bartel: 1 interception, 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 25.75)
- Ben Fernengel: 125 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.80)
- Jackson Mabe: 51 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.60)
- Jamir Ford: 70 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.62)
- Sebastian Tripp: 98 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.13)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
