4A South Puget Sound - South 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!
Chase Best Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Spanaway Lake got the W thanks in part to Chase Best playing the best football he has all season. Best threw for 423 yards and five touchdowns.
On the year, Best has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 196.5 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had four passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 36.30
Graham-Kapowsin Wins Fourth-Straight Thanks to Kase Betz
Kase Betz was instrumental in extending Graham-Kapowsin's winning streak to four on Thursday. Betz turned in nothing short of a gem, making two total tackles and defending two passes. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making two total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Graham-Kapowsin's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. Betz and Graham-Kapowsin will square off against Olympia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.47
Tuivaiave Made His Presence Known in Graham-Kapowsin's 26-24 Win
Another Graham-Kapowsin player making an appearance on this list is Aj Tuivaiave. He threw for 355 yards and three touchdowns while completing 74.4% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played.
For the year, Tuivaiave has thrown 22 touchdowns (and and only 3 picks) while averaging 279.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.37
A Season-Best Effort from Malik Burns Leads Spanaway Lake over Olympia
On Friday, Spanaway Lake got the W thanks in part to Malik Burns playing the best football he has all season. Burns picked up 124 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He has become a key player for Spanaway Lake: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
This year, Burns has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 50.8 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 0.83 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.23
Raymond Kunimoto Delivers Best Effort of Season
Spanaway Lake was led to victory by Raymond Kunimoto, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Kunimoto picked up 186 receiving yards and a touchdown. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 79 yards.
On the season, Kunimoto has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 62.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 39.83 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.18
Other Notable Players
- Jeyden Wells: 1 interception and 6 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
