5A Division II Southern Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Michael Lewis Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, Michael Lewis posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Green Valley over Shadow Ridge on Thursday. Lewis threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 41 yards and two touchdowns.
Green Valley moved to 5-2 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. Lewis and Green Valley will look to defend their home field on Friday against Faith Lutheran at 6:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 45.23
Malahkai Berry Turns in Season-Best Effort
Malahkai Berry produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Shadow Ridge to the win on Thursday. Berry rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns.
Shadow Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Berry and Shadow Ridge will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Silverado at 6:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 36.40
A Season-Best Effort from Maddox Valoaga Leads Faith Lutheran over Legacy
Faith Lutheran was led to victory by Maddox Valoaga, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Valoaga picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
The win for Faith Lutheran keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Valoaga's next contest is against Green Valley on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 34.25
Palo Verde found a leader in Colten. Thresher as the squad took down Sierra Vista on Thursday. Thresher was unstoppable, picking up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Thresher has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 30.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.47
Big Game from Breslin As Faith Lutheran Won 28-13
Faith Lutheran picked up their seventh consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Cale Breslin. Legacy had no answer to Breslin as he rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown.
If history really does repeat itself, Breslin might just drop another big game when he faces off against Green Valley on Friday. When Breslin last faced the Gators back in November of 2023, he rushed for 217 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 24.77
Other Notable Players
- Tyrell Craven: 105 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.80)
- Gavin Day: 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Alexander Rogers: 164 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 21.83)
- Cris Dalina: 57 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 1 TD receiving (Gamescore: 20.28)
- Ricky Manning: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
