Catholic AAA 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!
Gary Merrill Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is St. Anthony's Gary Merrill, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Merrill rushed for 225 yards and five touchdowns on only 12 carries. 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 September of 2023.
Merrill and St. Anthony's will head out on the road to square off against Cardinal Hayes at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Friars had to take a loss when they last met the Cardinals, but Merrill had little to do with the loss: he rushed for 139 yards, and also threw for 116 yards on 12 of 24 attempts. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 74.37
Will Andrade Has Career-Day on Friday
Will Andrade posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made four total tackles.
The win (which was Monsignor Farrell's fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-4. Andrade and Monsignor Farrell will be playing at home against Iona Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.30
Guzman Posts Huge Game in 28-7 Victory
Julian Guzman was instrumental in extending Iona Prep's winning streak to six on Friday. Chaminade had no answer to Guzman as he threw for 242 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Iona Prep's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Guzman and Iona Prep will head out to face off against Monsignor Farrell at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.43
Jack Durso posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns.
Kellenberg Memorial is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7. Durso and Kellenberg Memorial will look to defend their home field on Friday against St. Francis Prep at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 26.93
Nafis Muhammad's Big Game Leads Monsignor Farrell over Moore Catholic
The second Monsignor Farrell player making an appearance here is Nafis Muhammad, and for good reason. He rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Muhammad has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 122.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.40
Other Notable Players
- Crew Davis: 35 yards rushing; 96 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.43)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
