UpState 8 - West 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 Effort from Mason Atkins Leads West Aurora over Larkin
West Aurora was led to victory by Mason Atkins, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Atkins threw for 233 yards and five touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 50 yards.
The win for West Aurora keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Their and Aurora East will meet in a classic East v. West matchup at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 63.43
West Aurora Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Azuriah Sylvester
West Aurora picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Azuriah Sylvester. Sylvester turned in nothing short of a gem, making a tackle. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 50 yards.
Gamescore: 22.07
Robert Capuzi Crosses Big Stat Threshold
While Elgin might've come up empty on Friday, Robert Capuzi wasn't going down without a fight. Capuzi made a major impact, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles (2.0 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.2 total tackles per game.
Elgin dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Capuzi's next matchup is against South Elgin on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 21.50
Temilade Dada and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Temilade Dada's big game helped extend West Aurora's winning streak to seven on Friday. Dada was dynamite, picking up 2.5 sacks and making four total tackles.
Gamescore: 15.25
Andres Marquez Makes It Two for Elgin
Another Elgin player making an appearance on this list is Andres Marquez. He made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.3 total tackles per game.
For the season, Marquez has averaged 5.3 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 3.17 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 15.25
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
