UpState 8 - East 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!
Robert Lee Delivers Best Performance of Season
West Chicago was led to victory by Robert Lee, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Lee rushed for 301 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards.
On the season, Lee has run in 15 touchdowns while averaging 160.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had four rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 71.00
Melendez Made His Presence Known in Ridgewood's 28-27 Defeat
Ridgewood was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Luke Melendez did his best to prevent it. Melendez was dynamite, picking up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 79 yards.
This season, Melendez has caught 12 touchdowns while averaging 80.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 47.88
Tommy Doyle Makes It Two for West Chicago
Another West Chicago player making an appearance on this list is Tommy Doyle. He rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also picked up 72 receiving yards. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made two total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
On the year, Doyle has averaged 30.4 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 10.75 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 56.38 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 42.53
Marco Lopez Makes It Two for Ridgewood
The second Ridgewood player making an appearance here is Marco Lopez, and for good reason. He rushed for 23 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Lopez has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 12.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.10
Naranjo Posts Huge Game in 41-10 Victory
Another West Chicago player making an appearance on this list is Carter Naranjo. He rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made four total tackles.
For the season, Naranjo has averaged 40 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.27
Other Notable Players
- Max Strong: 20 total tackles (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Marko Jonic: 13 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.25)
- Angelo Vitale: 189 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
