Southwest Yosemite - River 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!
Jalen Murphy Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Thursday, Liberty got the W thanks in part to Jalen Murphy playing the best football he has all season. Murphy rushed for 252 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (118.1). Those 252 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
On the year, Murphy has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 118.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 18.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.98
Froehlich Came Up Big in Garces Memorial's 19-14 Loss
While Jack Froehlich delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Garces Memorial. Froehlich turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 1.5 sacks, forcing a fumble, and making 12 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Garces Memorial is on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Froehlich and Garces Memorial will venture away from home to face off against Frontier at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.75
Isaiah Lefotu Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Isaiah Lefotu posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Garces Memorial over Stockdale on Friday. Lefotu picked up 2.5 sacks, forced two fumbles, and made eight total tackles (5.0 for loss).
This season, Lefotu has averaged 2.9 total tackles per game and for the season has those 2.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 34.75
Frontier was sadly handed a loss on Thursday, but Logan Slaton did his best to prevent it. Despite the defeat, Slaton was still balling out as he rushed for 19 yards.
Frontier now has a losing record at 3-4. Slaton and Frontier will be playing at home against Garces Memorial at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.60
Nate Young Goes Supernova in Stockdale Win
Stockdale's five-game losing streak is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Nate Young. Young turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday, picking up two sacks and making six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
On the season, Young has averaged 6.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks.
Gamescore: 29.83
Other Notable Players
- Nate Espericueta: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Landon "LJ" Riley: 1 sack and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
