Super - National Red 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!
Jackson Morrice Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Cedar Grove was led to victory by Jackson Morrice, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Morrice picked up 170 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (111.5). He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards.
The victory for Cedar Grove keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Morrice and Cedar Grove will take on Glen Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.30
Stephen Paradiso Delivers Best Performance of Season
Cedar Grove was led to victory by Stephen Paradiso, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Paradiso wasn't messing around, throwing for 275 yards and three touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. The matchup was his fourth straight with three or more passing touchdowns dating back to last season.
If history really does repeat itself, Paradiso might just drop another big game when he faces off against Glen Ridge on Friday. Paradiso threw for 222 yards and six touchdowns the last time he and the Ridgers duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 40.53
Verona Gets a Boost from Nigro in 26-19 Victory
Jayden Nigro's big game helped extend Verona's winning streak to three on Friday. Nobody could stop Nigro as he picked up 58 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 38 yards.
On the season, Nigro has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 25.5 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 30.45
Bodie Maisano Makes It Two for Verona
The second Verona player making an appearance here is Bodie Maisano, and for good reason. He rushed for 32 yards.
On the year, Maisano has averaged 90.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.33
Other Notable Players
- Michael Cantarelli: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
