C1 District 1 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!
Nixon Ligouri Dazzles in Auburn Win
Starting off the list is Auburn's Nixon Ligouri, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Ligouri rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Auburn pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Ligouri and Auburn will venture away from home to face off against Syracuse at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.35
Brant Gulizia Makes It Two for Auburn
Another Auburn player making an appearance on this list is Brant Gulizia. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season.
On the season, Gulizia has averaged 9.6 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging two receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 16.71 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 46.02
Mason Lintz Delivers Best Performance of Season
Syracuse was led to victory by Mason Lintz, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Lintz rushed for 157 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win was the third in a row for Syracuse, bringing their record for this year to 4-3. Lintz and Syracuse will take on Auburn at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.00
Cy Petersen Turns in Season-Best Performance
Syracuse was led to victory by Cy Petersen, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Petersen rushed for 146 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023.
Falls City had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Petersen it was a similar story. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Petersen saw the Tigers), he rushed for 116 yards and three touchdowns.
Gamescore: 43.20
A Constellation of Stars for Auburn
Another Auburn player making an appearance on this list is Camden Taylor. He rushed for 81 yards on only nine carries.
This year, Taylor has averaged 53.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.14 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.85
Other Notable Players
- Tieran Cox: 74 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
