6A Premier 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!
Big Game from Halsana As Chandler Won 42-21
Starting off the list is Chandler's Tristan Halsana, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Halsana rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown.
For the season, Halsana has run in 15 touchdowns while averaging 114 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 38.98
A Season-Best Effort from Rich Lucero Jr. Leads Hamilton over Perry
On Friday, Hamilton got the W thanks in part to Rich Lucero Jr. playing the best football he has all season. Lucero Jr. threw for 273 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.9% of his passes.
Lucero Jr. might have his next game, a road matchup with Casteel, circled on his calendar. When Lucero Jr. last faced the Colts back in October of 2023, he threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 60 yards.
Gamescore: 37.60
Jacob Brown Delivers Best Performance of Season
Hamilton was led to victory by Jacob Brown, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Brown rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns.
Brown and Hamilton will challenge Casteel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brown will face off against Isaiah Linyear, the Colts' star rusher. Will the contest be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 31.83
Mencl Came Up Big in Chandler's 42-21 Victory
The second Chandler player making an appearance here is Will Mencl, and for good reason. He threw for 221 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
On the year, Mencl has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 142.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.73
Carter Ochoa Turns in Season-Best Effort
Chandler was led to victory by Carter Ochoa, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Ochoa picked up 101 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 50 yards.
Ochoa must have Casteel's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Ochoa saw the Colts), he picked up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 22.52
Other Notable Players
- Isaiah Linyear: 119 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.48)
- Derrick Leblanc Jr: 1 sack, 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 21.25)
- Jackson Powell: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.50)
- Sabriam Torres: 65 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.48)
- Jackson Sands: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
