Western 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!
Jack Thomas Dazzles in Palisades Win
Starting off the list is Palisades's Jack Thomas, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Thomas threw for 225 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown.
The win was the third in a row for Palisades, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Thomas and Palisades will be playing at home against Venice at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.30
A Season-Best Effort from Joshua Aaron Leads Venice over University
Venice was led to victory by Joshua Aaron, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Aaron rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also picked up 57 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Aaron has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 24 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 24.83 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 54.83 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 39.27
Jayden Hightower Goes Supernova in Westchester Defeat
Westchester was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Jayden Hightower did his best to prevent it. Palisades had no answer to Hightower as he threw for 327 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.1% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
The defeat snapped Westchester's winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 6-1 record. Hightower and Westchester will square off against Fairfax at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.50
Justen Key Makes It Two for Westchester
Keeping Hightower company is Justen Key, a fellow Westchester player. He rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Key has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 52 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.43 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.22
Hamilton Gets a Boost from Jacobo in 21-14 Defeat
Rounding off our Top Five is Nicholas Jacobo of Hamilton. Jacobo picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles.
Hamilton is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Jacobo and Hamilton will challenge University at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.70
Other Notable Players
- Kai Matthews: 1 sack, (1TD), 7 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 2 forced fumbles (Gamescore: 24.75)
- Harrison Carter: 75 yards rushing; 80 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.65)
- Connor Petoyan: 1 interception (1TD) and 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Jaiden Noel: 164 yards passing (Gamescore: 15.33)
- Max Hejazi: 90 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
