6A Region 1 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Teiyon Halbasch Turns in Season-Best Effort
Layton came up short on Thursday despite Teiyon Halbasch delivering his best game to date. Halbasch picked up 307 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards.
Layton is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-5. They and Weber are set to duel on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 43.95
Hoopes Came Up Big in Farmington's 28-20 Win
Travis Hoopes's big game helped extend Farmington's winning streak to three on Thursday. Hoopes turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 145 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Farmington is 3-1 when Hoopes posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
Farmington is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. Hoopes and Farmington will square off against Fremont at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 36.88
A Season-Best Effort from Owen Simkins Leads Fremont over Weber
On Thursday, Fremont got the W thanks in part to Owen Simkins playing the best football he has all season. Simkins rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 70 yards.
The victory (which was Fremont's seventh in a row) raised their record to 7-2. Simkins will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Farmington on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 33.60
Bode Sparrow Turns in Another Game with at Least 101 Receiving Yards
Bode Sparrow continued his hot streak on Thursday by dropping his third-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 101 receiving yards. He picked up 109 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Davis is 5-1 when Sparrow posts 100 or more receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Davis' loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3. Sparrow's next contest is against Syracuse on Wednesday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 28.90
Jett Salmon Delivers Best Performance of Season
Jett Salmon produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Farmington to the win on Thursday. Salmon picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles.
On the year, Salmon has averaged 6.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks.
Gamescore: 28.75
Other Notable Players
- Madden Sargent: 448 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.97)
- Aj Dehorney: 90 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 1 TD receiving (Gamescore: 25.75)
- Ledger Wight: 144 yards passing; 54 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.00)
- Tradon Bessinger: 284 yards passing; 24 yards rushing (Gamescore: 24.63)
- Manase Tuatagaloa: 326 yards passing (Gamescore: 21.53)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
