1A West (8 Man) Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Angel Hipolito Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Saturday, Virginia City got the W thanks in part to Angel Hipolito playing the best football he has all season. Hipolito rushed for 333 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Mineral County had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Hipolito it was a similar story. When Hipolito last faced the Serpents back in September of 2023, he rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown.
Gamescore: 93.55
Big Game from Reeves As Mineral County Fell 48-27
Chase Reeves posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Saturday. He rushed for 146 yards on only 11 carries, and also threw for 108 yards and three touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Virginia City had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Reeves it was a similar story. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Reeves saw the Muckers), he rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 117 yards on five of 24 attempts.
Gamescore: 60.00
Andrew Stinson Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Saturday, Mineral County had to settle for second even though Andrew Stinson put up the best numbers he has all season. Stinson picked up 95 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
This season, Stinson has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 82.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.83 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.50
Owyhee's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Ben Blossom
Owyhee's seven-game losing streak dating back to last season is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Ben Blossom. Blossom produced his best game of the campaign on Saturday: he threw for 45 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Owyhee's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. Blossom and Owyhee will challenge Wells at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.80
Owyhee Gets a Boost from Johnson in 28-12 Victory
Noah Johnson helped snap Owyhee's seven-game losing streak dating back to last season. Johnson was dynamite on Saturday, rushing for 82 yards on only five carries, while also picking up 39 receiving yards.
For the year, Johnson has averaged 61 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.88
Other Notable Players
- Blayne Harney - Phoenix: 74 yards rushing; 50 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 31.02)
- Luis Martinez: 42 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.05)
- Cole Robinson: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 26.00)
- Joe Dahl: 71 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.93)
- Olen Morrison: 139 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.82)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
