4A Soco 2 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!
Avier Elvira Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Palmer Ridge was led to victory by Avier Elvira, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Elvira rushed for 219 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (102.3). He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run.
Palmer Ridge's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Elvira and Palmer Ridge will be playing in front of their home fans against Vista Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 47.40
A Season-Best Performance from Camden Bruns Leads Rampart over Vista Ridge
On Friday, Rampart had to settle for second even though Camden Bruns put up the best numbers he has all season. Bruns forced a fumble and made 16 total tackles.
Unfortunately for Vista Ridge, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Bruns. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Bruns saw the Wolves), he picked up 0.5 sacks, forced a fumble, and made 11 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 32.35
Air Academy found a leader in Jackson Schmadeka as the team took down Liberty on Thursday. Schmadeka was unstoppable, rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Schmadeka has averaged 25.9 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.71 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.48
Ben Fernengel Goes Supernova in Air Academy Victory
Another Air Academy player making an appearance on this list is Ben Fernengel. He rushed for 177 yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 125 rushing yards.
For the season, Fernengel has averaged 140.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.00
James Royer Makes It Two for Rampart
Another Rampart player making an appearance on this list is James Royer. He picked up 53 receiving yards.
On the season, Royer has averaged 49.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.05
Other Notable Players
- Jamir Ford: 89 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.57)
- Kael Proffit: 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.00)
- Grady Feeney: 60 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 63 yards receiving (Gamescore: 19.52)
- Sebastian Tripp: 69 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.32)
- Zayden Stevens: 151 yards passing; 44 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.27)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
