4A District 2 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
William Braun Delivers Best Performance of Season
William Braun produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Albuquerque Academy to the win on Saturday. Braun threw for 372 yards and six touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes.
Albuquerque Academy moved to 3-4 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. Braun and Albuquerque Academy will take on Silver at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 52.90
Hershul Olloway Jr Delivers Electric Effort Vs Portales
St. Pius X picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Hershul Olloway Jr. Olloway Jr was unstoppable, rushing for 151 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 62 yards.
This year, Olloway Jr has run in 13 touchdowns while averaging 137 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.45
Cayl Cox-Liggins Crosses Big Stat Threshold
St. Pius X was led to victory by Cayl Cox-Liggins, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Cox-Liggins picked up 183 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He's now once again averaging 100+ receiving yards (103.6) per game. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 61 yards.
This season, Cox-Liggins has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 103.6 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 44.30
A Season-Best Performance from Isaiah Carpenter Leads St. Pius X over Portales
On Friday, St. Pius X got the W thanks in part to Isaiah Carpenter playing the best football he has all season. Carpenter threw for 312 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt.
On the year, Carpenter has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 220 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 43.94 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 89.21 passer rating.
Gamescore: 39.50
Joel Lujan Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Joel Lujan posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also picked up 32 receiving yards.
Portales's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. Lujan and Portales will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Albuquerque Academy at 1:00 p.m. on October 26th.
Gamescore: 30.17
Other Notable Players
- Kolbe Padilla: 1 sack and 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 29.00)
- Aiden Erickson: 131 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 22 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.37)
- Jett Galles: 197 yards receiving; 28 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.08)
- Leandro Garcia: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Justin Duran: 52 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.88)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
