Fairfield County - East 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Phoenix Diurno Leads Norwalk over Warde
Norwalk was led to victory by Phoenix Diurno, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Diurno picked up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Norwalk's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 0-4 when he doesn't).
Diurno's next matchup is against Ludlowe on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort. The last time Diurno took on the Falcons, he rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 35.30
Andrew Esposito Delivers Electric Performance Vs Mcmahon
Andrew Esposito was instrumental in extending New Canaan's winning streak to five on Friday. Esposito was dynamite, picking up 153 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
New Canaan pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Esposito and New Canaan will square off against Bridgeport Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.48
Tompkins Made His Presence Known in Ludlowe's 21-14 Win
Ludlowe found a leader in Ryan Tompkins as the team took down Wilton on Friday. Tompkins was dynamite, rushing for 51 yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making nine total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
For the season, Tompkins has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 36.9 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had four rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 33.00
McMahon had to settle for second on Friday, but Jermel Bynum sure wasn't going down easily. New Canaan had no answer to Bynum as he picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Bynum has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 71.5 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 30.68
Luke Robinson Makes It Two for New Canaan
Another New Canaan player making an appearance on this list is Luke Robinson. He threw for 188 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 11-for-11 passing.
This season, Robinson has thrown 19 touchdowns (and and only 2 picks) while averaging 165.2 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had eight passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 30.03
Other Notable Players
- Lleyton Dethomas: 3 sacks and 8 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 29.00)
- Henry Stein: 128 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 28.80)
- Mason Riina: 231 yards passing (Gamescore: 28.60)
- Liam Bond: 159 yards rushing (Gamescore: 27.45)
- Will Sullivan: 2.5 sacks and 6 total tackles (2.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
