3A Special District 5 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!
Farmer Made His Presence Known in Cascade Christian's 42-7 Win
Starting off the list is Cascade Christian's Deryk Farmer, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Farmer threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Farmer has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 140.5 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 2.17 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 63.67 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 34.90
Caleb Scaglione Makes It Two for Cascade Christian
Another Cascade Christian player making an appearance on this list is Caleb Scaglione. He picked up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games.
Phoenix had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Scaglione it was a similar story. When Scaglione last faced the Pirates back in October of 2023, he rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Gamescore: 25.33
Derek Corder Turns in Season-Best Performance
Phoenix came up short on Friday despite Derek Corder delivering his best game to date. Corder made 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Phoenix is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. Corder and Phoenix will head out on the road to challenge Klamath Union on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.85
Walker Posts Huge Game in 42-7 Victory
Another Cascade Christian player making an appearance on this list is Bryson Walker. He rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
This year, Walker has averaged 25.2 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to seven.
Gamescore: 24.82
Tildon Coffman Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Tildon Coffman of Klamath Union. Coffman picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Klamath Union is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. Coffman and Klamath Union will challenge Phoenix on Friday.
Gamescore: 16.78
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