Western 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!
Jack Thomas Goes Supernova in Palisades Win
Starting off the list is Palisades's Jack Thomas, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Thomas threw for 225 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown.
The win (which was Palisades' third in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Thomas will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Venice on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.30
Joshua Aaron Delivers Best Effort of Season
Joshua Aaron produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Venice to the win on Friday. Aaron rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also picked up 57 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This year, Aaron has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 24 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 24.83 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 54.83 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 39.27
Jayden Hightower Delivers Electric Performance Vs Palisades
Westchester had to settle for second on Friday, but Jayden Hightower sure wasn't going down easily. Palisades had no answer to Hightower as he threw for 327 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.1% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Westchester moved to 6-1 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak. Hightower and Westchester will square off against Fairfax at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.50
Justen Key Makes It Two for Westchester
Another Westchester player making an appearance on this list is Justen Key. He rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Key has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 52 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.43 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.22
Hamilton Gets a Boost from Jacobo in 21-14 Defeat
Rounding off our Top Five is Nicholas Jacobo of Hamilton. Jacobo picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles.
Hamilton is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Jacobo and Hamilton will face off against University at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.70
Other Notable Players
- Kai Matthews: 1 sack, (1TD), 7 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 2 forced fumbles (Gamescore: 24.75)
- Harrison Carter: 75 yards rushing; 80 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.65)
- Connor Petoyan: 1 interception (1TD) and 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Jaiden Noel: 164 yards passing (Gamescore: 15.33)
- Max Hejazi: 90 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
