5A Northeast Valley 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!
Kody Thorley Delivers Electric Effort Vs Goldwater
Starting off the list is ALA - Gilbert North's Kody Thorley, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Thorley rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September.
ALA - Gilbert North has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Thorley and ALA - Gilbert North have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Campo Verde at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 56.53
Notre Dame Prep Comes Up Short Despite Huge Game from Underclassman Nathan Jones
Even if Notre Dame Prep couldn't beat Verrado on Friday, underclassman Nathan Jones still had a big game. Nobody could stop Jones as he picked up 2.5 sacks and made ten total tackles.
On the season, Jones has averaged 6.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 13.3 sacks.
Gamescore: 28.83
Donivan C Dixon Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Cactus Shadows had to settle for second on Friday, but Donivan C Dixon sure wasn't going down easily. C Dixon showed up in a big way, rushing for 108 yards, while also throwing for 124 yards and a touchdown. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (100.2). He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 55 yards.
For the season, C Dixon has thrown 24 touchdowns while averaging 219.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.97
Weston Powell put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September on Friday. He made six total tackles. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 52 yards.
On the year, Powell has averaged 4.9 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 25.50
Kanon Kayyem Makes It Two for Notre Dame Prep
The second Notre Dame Prep player making an appearance here is Kanon Kayyem, and for good reason. He made ten total tackles.
On the season, Kayyem has averaged 7.9 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 22.92
Other Notable Players
- Jason Samis: 121 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.40)
- Andrew Muirhead: 70 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.78)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
