Coastal 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!
Nehemiah Brunson Jr. Drops League-Best Performance on Friday
Starting off the list is Army-Navy's Nehemiah Brunson Jr., who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Brunson Jr. threw for 248 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 68 yards. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023.
This year, Brunson Jr. has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 33.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 47.68
Landon Schrom put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2023 on Friday. He made seven total tackles (1.0 for loss).
On the season, Schrom has averaged 6.8 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had three receiving touchdowns. This year he is already up to nine.
Gamescore: 38.93
Army-Navy Gets a Boost from Tua in 45-0 Victory
Another Army-Navy player making an appearance on this list is Jonah Tua. He picked up two sacks and made five total tackles.
For the year, Tua has averaged 6.1 total tackles per game and for the season has 13 sacks. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 9.25 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 14.88 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 32.00
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Luke Givens
Luke Givens continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his third-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss). La Jolla Country Day is 2-1 when Givens posts four or more total tackles, but 2-3 otherwise.
On the year, Givens has averaged 4.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 6.5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 23.75
Pj Rogers Delivers Electric Performance Vs Classical Academy
Pj Rogers's big game helped extend Santa Fe Christian's winning streak to six on Friday. Classical Academy had no answer to Rogers as he rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown.
Santa Fe Christian pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Rogers and Santa Fe Christian will take on Escondido Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 21.98
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
