West Jersey - Royal 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!
Aidan Barbato Dazzles in Gateway Regional Win
Starting off the list is Gateway Regional's Aidan Barbato, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Barbato rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Those 180 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
The win got Gateway Regional back to even at 4-4. Barbato and Gateway Regional have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Pitman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.25
Gateway Regional Gets a Boost from Binck in 33-0 Victory
Keeping Barbato company is Dj Binck, a fellow Gateway Regional player. He picked up 45 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Binck has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 14.2 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 25.50
Will Nicholas Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sterling was led to victory by Will Nicholas, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Nicholas picked up two sacks and made 11 total tackles. He has become a key player for Sterling: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two sacks, but 0-5 otherwise.
This year, Nicholas has averaged 3.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks.
Gamescore: 22.63
Gianni Pembroke Delivers Best Performance of Season
Gianni Pembroke produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Gateway Regional to the win on Friday. Pembroke threw for 89 yards and three touchdowns. He has become a key player for Gateway Regional: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
On the season, Pembroke has thrown 5 touchdowns while averaging 35.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.83
Other Notable Players
- Jaden Davis: 2 sacks, 5 total tackles, and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Terrill Lewis: 71 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.40)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
