6A East 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!
Tait Reynolds Goes Supernova in Queen Creek Victory
Starting off the list is Queen Creek's Tait Reynolds, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Reynolds rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 150 yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 71 yards.
Reynolds is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Red Mountain on Friday. When Reynolds last faced the Mountain Lions back in October of 2023, he rushed for 65 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt.
Gamescore: 42.80
Kalen Fisher Delivers Best Effort of Season
Kalen Fisher produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Highland to the win on Friday. Fisher threw for 267 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes.
Highland pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Fisher and Highland will face off against ALA - Queen Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.10
Big Game from Lopez As Red Mountain Won 16-14
Simon Lopez was instrumental in extending Red Mountain's winning streak to seven on Friday. Lopez was unstoppable, rushing for 85 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also throwing for 235 yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards.
Red Mountain pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Lopez and Red Mountain will venture away from home to square off against Queen Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.87
Kruz Cullimore's Big Game Leads Highland over Williams Field
The second Highland player making an appearance here is Kruz Cullimore, and for good reason. He picked up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 41 yards. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 66 yards.
This season, Cullimore has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 38.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.55
Q Skillings Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Q Skillings of Williams Field. Skillings rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns.
Williams Field is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4. Skillings and Williams Field will be playing in front of their home fans against Perry at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 21.18
Other Notable Players
- Jayshon Liles: 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
- Gavin Priest: 102 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.70)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
