3A Metro Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Effort from Sawyer Wald Leads Lutheran over Standley Lake
On Thursday, Lutheran got the W thanks in part to Sawyer Wald playing the best football he has all season. Wald rushed for 266 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per carry. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. Those 266 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Lutheran pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Wald and Lutheran will head out on the road to challenge Hinkley at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 82.95
Boston Harris Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Thursday, Standley Lake had to settle for second even though Boston Harris put up the best numbers he has all season. Harris picked up 168 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Standley Lake's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-4. Harris and Standley Lake will face off against Littleton at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 40.57
Another Game with at Least Eight Total Tackles from Xavier Viarrial
Lutheran was led to victory by Xavier Viarrial, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Viarrial wasn't messing around, making 18 total tackles (5.0 for loss). The game was his tenth straight with eight or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This year, Viarrial has averaged 13.2 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 31.75
Liam Graham Delivers Electric Performance Vs Lutheran
The second Standley Lake player making an appearance here is Liam Graham, and for good reason. He rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also picked up 56 receiving yards. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 84 yards.
On the season, Graham has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 110.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 30.23
Wesolowski Made His Presence Known in Lutheran's 49-26 Victory
Another Lutheran player making an appearance on this list is Jack Wesolowski. He picked up 47 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended a pass.
This year, Wesolowski has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 72.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.70
Other Notable Players
- Teagan Leighton: 24 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.90)
- Evan Makkai: 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.75)
- Marcelis Allen: 103 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.57)
- Isaac Trujillo: 78 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
