Western 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 Effort from Pai Polamalu Leads St. Augustine over Point Loma
St. Augustine came up short on Friday despite Pai Polamalu delivering his best game to date. Polamalu picked up a sack, forced two fumbles, and made eight total tackles (2.5 for loss).
St. Augustine is on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9. Polamalu and St. Augustine will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lincoln at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 44.73
Isaiah "Speedy" Murrell Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Isaiah "Speedy" Murrell posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 27 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 42 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The victory (which was Madison's third in a row) raised their record to 4-4. "Speedy" Murrell and Madison will challenge Cathedral Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.05
Big Game from Curtis As Lincoln Won 27-7
Junior Curtis was instrumental in extending Lincoln's winning streak to four on Friday. Cathedral Catholic had no answer to Curtis as he rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns.
Lincoln's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Curtis and Lincoln will head out to square off against St. Augustine at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.30
Adrian Sola Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Adrian Sola posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Sola has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 63.9 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.20
Matthew Horne Makes It Two for St. Augustine
The second St. Augustine player making an appearance here is Matthew Horne, and for good reason. He picked up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This season, Horne has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 8.7 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 2.14 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.80
Other Notable Players
- Jonathan Chavez: 2 sacks, 4 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 20.50)
- Akili Smith Jr.: 189 yards passing; 46 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.70)
- Aden Jackson: 92 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.48)
- Ryder Watson: 149 yards passing; 36 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.13)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
