2A South East 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!
Cael Buxton's Big Game Leads Lamar over La Junta
Starting off the list is Lamar's Cael Buxton, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Buxton picked up 102 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
The victory for Lamar keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. Buxton and Lamar will head out to challenge Woodland Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.03
A Season-Best Performance from Jordan Jones Leads Banning Lewis Academy over Woodland Park
Sadly, Jordan Jones posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Banning Lewis Academy over Woodland Park on Friday. Jones picked up 113 receiving yards and a touchdown. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 85 yards.
On the season, Jones has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 59.6 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 15 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.13
Diego Estrada Turns in Season-Best Performance
Diego Estrada produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Lamar to the win on Friday. Estrada made 18 total tackles.
This year, Estrada has averaged 14.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.32
Woodland Park Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Matteo Pizarro
Matteo Pizarro was instrumental in extending Woodland Park's winning streak to five on Friday. Pizarro wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss). The contest was his third straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.8 total tackles per game.
This season, Pizarro has averaged 5.8 total tackles per game and for the season has those 2 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.50
Joseph Schoenberger Posts Huge Game in 43-7 Victory
Woodland Park picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Marqus Joseph Schoenberger. Joseph Schoenberger did his part (and then some), rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 94 yards and a touchdown for the 'W'.
If history really does repeat itself, Joseph Schoenberger might just drop another big game when he faces off against Lamar on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Joseph Schoenberger saw the Thunder), he threw for 281 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt.
Gamescore: 25.97
Other Notable Players
- Noah Howard: 142 yards passing; 120 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.98)
- Alex Aguilar: 105 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
