6A Region 3 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Taumoepeau Made His Presence Known in Westlake's 34-14 Loss
Starting off the list is Westlake's Nusi Taumoepeau, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Taumoepeau made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss). He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 67 yards.
Westlake's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-7. Taumoepeau and Westlake will be playing in front of their home fans against Lone Peak at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 52.50
Kaneal Sweetwyne's Big Game Leads Skyridge over Pleasant Grove
Kaneal Sweetwyne's big game helped extend Skyridge's winning streak to four on Thursday. Sweetwyne turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 254 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 34 yards.
Sweetwyne and Skyridge will face off against American Fork at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The matchup will pit Sweetwyne up against the Cavemen's star QB David Gaisford Jr.. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 39.83
A Season-Best Performance from Kepa Niumeitolu Leads Lone Peak over Lehi
Lone Peak was led to victory by Kepa Niumeitolu, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Niumeitolu threw for 194 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also rushed for 72 yards.
This year, Niumeitolu has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 168.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.52
Legend Glasker Crosses Big Stat Threshold
While Legend Glasker delivered a dominant performance on Thursday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Lehi. Glasker was excellent, picking up 226 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (122). He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 53 yards.
For the season, Glasker has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 122 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.35
Lehi Gets a Boost from Niu in 24-21 Defeat
Another Lehi player making an appearance on this list is Jett Niu. He threw for 327 yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, Niu has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 219.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.30
Other Notable Players
- Cade Wilkinson: 129 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.40)
- Ike Staley: (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Devaughn Eka: 71 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.33)
- David Gaisford Jr.: 154 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.67)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
