5A Desert West 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Chase Gieszler Leads Verrado over Sunrise Mountain
Verrado was led to victory by Chase Gieszler, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Gieszler threw for 286 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 9-for-9 passing, and also rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown.
The victory (which was Verrado's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1. Gieszler and Verrado are on the road again on Thursday to play Marcos de Niza at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 52.77
Jack Isidore Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Another Verrado player making an appearance on this list is Jack Isidore. He rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 43 receiving yards and a touchdown. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (100.4) per game. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 65 yards.
For the year, Isidore has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 21 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 21.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.78
Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles from Gavin Levin
Canyon View came up short on Friday despite Gavin Levin delivering his best game to date. Levin wasn't messing around, picking up three sacks, forcing two fumbles, and making ten total tackles (4.0 for loss). The matchup was his 15th straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Levin and Canyon View will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Millennium at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. The Jaguars had to take a loss when they last met the Tigers, but Levin had little to do with the loss: he made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 40.75
David Cabrera Delivers Best Performance of Season
Desert Edge was led to victory by David Cabrera, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Cabrera picked up 188 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Desert Edge's success: when he posts at least 100 receiving yards the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
The win got Desert Edge back to even at 3-3. Cabrera and Desert Edge will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Sunrise Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 32.70
Roskopf Posts Huge Game in 40-13 Victory
Keeping Cabrera company is Blake Roskopf, a fellow Desert Edge player. He threw for 388 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt.
Gamescore: 30.17
Other Notable Players
- Robert Bell Jr: 64 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 66 yards receiving (Gamescore: 28.72)
- Keegan McCarthy: 2 interception (1TD) and 9 total tackles (Gamescore: 25.25)
- Julian (Juju) Stubblefield: 114 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.73)
- Deriece Brown: 75 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.33)
- Jerry Washington: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
