2A Northern Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Tommy Williams Delivers Electric Effort Vs Silver Stage
Incline picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Tommy Williams. Nobody could stop Williams as he threw for 133 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 passes, and also rushed for 48 yards.
If history really does repeat itself, Williams might just drop another big game when he faces off against Yerington on Friday. When Williams last faced the Lions back in October of 2023, he rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 218 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.7% of his passes.
Gamescore: 36.47
Guillen-Garcia Made His Presence Known in Coral Academy of Science - Reno's 20-19 Win
Coral Academy of Science - Reno took down Battle Mountain on Saturday, a win that might not have happened without Leonardo Guillen-Garcia's performance. Guillen-Garcia turned in nothing short of a gem, making 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Coral Academy of Science - Reno pushed their record up to 4-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Guillen-Garcia and Coral Academy of Science - Reno will stay at home for another week and welcome Dayton at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 29.87
Nicolai Dierenga Makes It Two for Coral Academy of Science - Reno
Keeping Guillen-garcia company is Nicolai Dierenga, a fellow Coral Academy of Science - Reno player. He rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 65 yards.
For the year, Dierenga has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 71 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 24.63 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.55
Adam Torres Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Adam Torres posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Saturday. He picked up 42 receiving yards.
This season, Torres has averaged 5.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.98
A Season-Best Performance from Halen Hanson Leads Incline over Silver Stage
Incline was led to victory by Halen Hanson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hanson picked up 68 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Hanson has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 38.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.80
Other Notable Players
- Lucas Mcnamara: 52 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.95)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
