Division II Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played from last Thursday through Saturday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Big Game from Branch As West Warwick Fell 30-22
Starting off the list is West Warwick's James Branch, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Branch rushed for 181 yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble, making six total tackles, and defending a pass.
This season, Branch has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 150.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.00
Benjamin Wilcox put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Saturday. He rushed for 14 yards and two touchdowns.
Woonsocket is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4. Wilcox and Woonsocket will stay at home for another week and welcome Shea at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 42.23
South Kingstown Gets a Boost from Peno in 27-21 Loss
While South Kingstown might've come up empty on Thursday, Dante Peno wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Peno as he rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns.
South Kingstown moved to 4-1 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. Peno and South Kingstown are on the road again on Friday to play East Providence at 6:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 32.50
Ariel Medina Makes It Two for Woonsocket
Another Woonsocket player making an appearance on this list is Ariel Medina. He rushed for 81 yards on only 11 carries, and also picked up 55 receiving yards. His longest reception was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
On the season, Medina has averaged 20.4 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after five games last season, he was only averaging 6.6 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 84.6 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 24.88
Jordan Chaloux Makes It Two for South Kingstown
Another South Kingstown player making an appearance on this list is Jordan Chaloux. He rushed for 90 yards.
For the year, Chaloux has averaged 88.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 15.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.77
Other Notable Players
- Aithan Vasquez: 85 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.40)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
