5A Division II Southern Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Michael Lewis Turns in Season-Best Performance
Green Valley came up short on Thursday despite Michael Lewis delivering his best game to date. Lewis threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 41 yards and two touchdowns.
With the defeat, Green Valley broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2. Lewis and Green Valley will look to defend their home field on Friday against Faith Lutheran at 6:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 45.23
A Season-Best Performance from Malahkai Berry Leads Shadow Ridge over Green Valley
Shadow Ridge was led to victory by Malahkai Berry, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Berry rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns.
Shadow Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Berry and Shadow Ridge will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Silverado at 6:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 36.40
Maddox Valoaga Delivers Best Performance of Season
Maddox Valoaga produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Faith Lutheran to the win on Thursday. Valoaga picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
The victory for Faith Lutheran keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Valoaga will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Green Valley on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.25
Palo Verde found a leader in Colten. Thresher as the team took down Sierra Vista on Thursday. Thresher was dynamite, picking up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Thresher has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 30.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.47
Breslin Came Up Big in Faith Lutheran's 28-13 Win
Cale Breslin's big game helped extend Faith Lutheran's winning streak to seven on Thursday. Breslin was unstoppable, rushing for 105 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown.
If history really does repeat itself, Breslin might just drop another big game when he faces off against Green Valley on Friday. When Breslin last faced the Gators back in November of 2023, he rushed for 217 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 24.77
Other Notable Players
- Tyrell Craven: 105 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.80)
- Gavin Day: 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Alexander Rogers: 164 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 21.83)
- Cris Dalina: 57 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 1 TD receiving (Gamescore: 20.28)
- Ricky Manning: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
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