1A East (8 Man) 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 Andrew Blair Leads Superior over Ray
On Friday, Superior got the W thanks in part to Andrew Blair playing the best football he has all season. Blair rushed for 262 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.6 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win got Superior back to even at 4-4. Blair and Superior will face off against Valley Union at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 74.45
Kino Lorona and Co. Win 20th in a Row
Kino Lorona's big game helped extend Hayden's winning streak to 20 on Friday. Lorona rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 67 receiving yards and two touchdowns, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long. His longest reception was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Unfortunately for Cicero Prep Academy, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Lorona. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Lorona saw the Centurions), he picked up 68 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 63.62
Tyler Garner Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Tyler Garner was instrumental in extending Hayden's winning streak to 20 on Friday. Garner turned in his biggest game of the season, rushing for 165 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 100.1 rushing yards per game.
On the season, Garner has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 100.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 59.55
Duarte Came Up Big in Superior's 60-40 Win
Ryland Duarte posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
On the year, Duarte has averaged 57.9 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 23.14 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 37 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 44.98
Hayden Wins 20th-Straight Thanks to Paul Gaither
Paul Gaither was instrumental in extending Hayden's winning streak to 20 on Friday. Gaither did his part (and then some), throwing for 145 yards and four touchdowns on only ten passes for the 'W'.
Cicero Prep Academy had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Gaither it was a similar story. Gaither threw for 238 yards and five touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes the last time he and the Centurions duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 28.67
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
