Northern 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!
Tyson Wurzer Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, University Prep got the W thanks in part to Tyson Wurzer playing the best football he has all season. Wurzer rushed for 234 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 154 or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
The victory (which was University Prep's third in a row) raised their record to 5-1. Wurzer and University Prep will head out to square off against Lassen at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 68.00
Dowan Stephens Has Career-Day on Friday
Lassen was led to victory by Dowan Stephens, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Stephens rushed for 186 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 50 yards.
On the year, Stephens has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 129.5 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 14.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 53.20
Raby Posts Huge Game in 35-8 Defeat
Anderson had to settle for second on Friday, but Alias Raby sure wasn't going down easily. Raby was unstoppable, forcing a fumble and making 12 total tackles.
For the season, Raby has averaged 9.3 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 36.00
Aj Johnson Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Aj Johnson of Central Valley. Johnson's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 108 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Central Valley is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons challenges West Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.73
Other Notable Players
- Trevan Crane: 114 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.15)
- Dathen Moore: 161 yards rushing (Gamescore: 28.78)
- Daimon Pierce: 2 interception and 9 total tackles (Gamescore: 24.80)
- Drason Recio: 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.15)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
