Big Central - United Silver Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Jack Dally Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Saturday, Governor Livingston got the W thanks in part to Jack Dally playing the best football he has all season. Dally's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 150 rushing yards. He didn't just play on offense: he also made seven total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Governor Livingston is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. Dally and Governor Livingston will take on Bernards at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 63.93
Lucciano Santamaria's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Lucciano Santamaria produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Governor Livingston to the win on Saturday. Santamaria rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Santamaria has averaged 109.3 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had four rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to eight.
Gamescore: 51.03
South Plainfield's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Dominic Massaro
Dominic Massaro helped snap South Plainfield's three-game losing streak. Massaro was unstoppable on Friday, making three total tackles and defending two passes. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making three total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
South Plainfield's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5. Massaro and South Plainfield are taking a road trip to challenge South River at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 35.65
AJ Perales Makes It Two for South Plainfield
Another South Plainfield player making an appearance on this list is AJ Perales. He picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 60 yards.
This year, Perales has averaged 10.7 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 18.83
A Constellation of Stars for Governor Livingston
Another Governor Livingston player making an appearance on this list is Chris D'Amato. He rushed for 23 yards.
For the season, D'Amato has averaged 17.1 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 3.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.15
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
