6A East Valley Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Tait Reynolds' Big Game Leads Queen Creek over Red Mountain
Starting off the list is Queen Creek's Tait Reynolds, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Reynolds rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 224 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 72 yards.
Unfortunately for Red Mountain, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Reynolds. Reynolds rushed for 65 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt the last time he and the Mountain Lions duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 55.18
Big Game from Lopez As Red Mountain Fell 28-23
Red Mountain was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Simon Lopez did his best to prevent it. Lopez was dynamite, throwing for 184 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 42 yards and a touchdown.
The defeat snapped Red Mountain's winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 7-1 record. Lopez and Red Mountain will host Hamilton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.77
Cooper Camac Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Highland had to settle for second even though Cooper Camac put up the best numbers he has all season. Camac wasn't messing around, picking up 0.5 sacks and making 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss). The contest was his third straight with eight or more total tackles.
On the season, Camac has averaged 7.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 3.5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 1.13 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 24.50
Jayshon Liles Dazzles in Queen Creek Victory
Another Queen Creek player making an appearance on this list is Jayshon Liles. He made 16 total tackles (3.0 for loss). Liles is crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least nine every time he's taken the field this season.
Liles' next matchup is against Highland on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance. Liles better keep an eye on Brandon Brown as he's been one of the Patriots' best RB. Will Brown have another big offensive game, or will Liles keep him contained? We'll have our answer soon enough.
Gamescore: 21.00
Other Notable Players
- Rj Jackson: 0.5 sacks and 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Tashawn Brown: 2 sacks and 5 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Jaron Liles: 14 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
