Big Central - United Silver 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!
Jack Dally Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Saturday, Governor Livingston got the W thanks in part to Jack Dally playing the best football he has all season. Dally's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 150 rushing yards. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making seven total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Governor Livingston has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. Dally and Governor Livingston will square off against Bernards at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 63.93
Lucciano Santamaria Has Career-Day on Saturday
Governor Livingston was led to victory by Lucciano Santamaria, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Santamaria rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Santamaria has averaged 109.3 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had four rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to eight.
Gamescore: 51.03
Dominic Massaro Puts an End to South Plainfield's Losing Streak on Friday
Dominic Massaro helped snap South Plainfield's three-game losing streak. Massaro turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday, making three total tackles and defending two passes. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making three total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
South Plainfield's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5. Massaro and South Plainfield will head out to square off against South River at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 35.65
AJ Perales Makes It Two for South Plainfield
Another South Plainfield player making an appearance on this list is AJ Perales. He picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 60 yards.
This season, Perales has averaged 11.1 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 18.83
A Constellation of Stars for Governor Livingston
Another Governor Livingston player making an appearance on this list is Chris D'Amato. He rushed for 23 yards.
For the season, D'Amato has averaged 17.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.15
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
