3A - South Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Wednesday and Thursday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Richfield Wins 23rd-Straight Thanks to Gage Yardley
Gage Yardley's big game helped extend Richfield's winning streak to 23 on Wednesday. Yardley made six total tackles (1.0 for loss). The performance also marked the most rushing yards (169) he has had since back in August. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run.
Richfield pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Yardley and Richfield will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Juan Diego Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 69.33
Another Game with at Least 110 Rushing Yards from Brock Richards
Brock Richards was instrumental in extending Juab's winning streak to four on Thursday. Richards' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 110 rushing yards. He also punched in four rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Juab is 5-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Juab's win bumped their record up to 6-4. Richards and Juab will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Manti at 6:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 34.40
Griffin Wayman Delivers Electric Performance Vs North Sanpete
Griffin Wayman's big game helped extend Richfield's winning streak to 23 on Wednesday. Wayman turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 205 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
This year, Wayman has thrown 16 touchdowns while averaging 140.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.32
Deegan Davies' Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Deegan Davies posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. He rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
With the win, Canyon View broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-5. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons dukes it out withNorth Sanpete at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.02
Starkweather Came Up Big in Manti's 38-29 Defeat
Rounding off our Top Five is Maison Starkweather of Manti. Starkweather threw for 299 yards and four touchdowns.
Unfortunately for Juab, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Starkweather. Starkweather threw for 305 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 57 yards the last time he and the Wasps duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 28.43
Other Notable Players
- Asher Slack: 25 yards receiving; 32 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 26.97)
- Ryder Miller: 29 yards passing; 75 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.53)
- Malik Fautin: 114 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.02)
- Ty Pringle: 73 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.97)
- Trenton Ludlow: 1 TD ; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 20.07)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
