4A South Puget Sound - South Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Performance from Chase Best Leads Spanaway Lake over Olympia
Spanaway Lake was led to victory by Chase Best, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Best threw for 423 yards and five touchdowns.
This year, Best has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 196.5 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had four passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 36.30
Graham-Kapowsin Wins Fourth-Straight Thanks to Kase Betz
Kase Betz's big game helped extend Graham-Kapowsin's winning streak to four on Thursday. Betz turned in nothing short of a gem, making two total tackles and defending two passes. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making two total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Graham-Kapowsin's win bumped their record up to 4-2. Betz and Graham-Kapowsin will face off against Olympia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.47
Tuivaiave Came Up Big in Graham-Kapowsin's 26-24 Victory
Keeping Betz company is Aj Tuivaiave, a fellow Graham-Kapowsin player. He threw for 355 yards and three touchdowns while completing 74.4% of his passes. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
For the year, Tuivaiave has thrown 22 touchdowns (and and only 3 picks) while averaging 279.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.37
Malik Burns Turns in Season-Best Performance
Malik Burns produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Spanaway Lake to the win on Friday. Burns picked up 124 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He has become a key player for Spanaway Lake: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
For the year, Burns has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 50.8 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.83 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.23
Raymond Kunimoto Delivers Best Effort of Season
Raymond Kunimoto produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Spanaway Lake to the win on Friday. Kunimoto picked up 186 receiving yards and a touchdown. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 79 yards.
On the season, Kunimoto has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 62.5 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 39.83 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.18
Other Notable Players
- Jeyden Wells: 1 interception and 6 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
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