6A Region 1 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Performance from Teiyon Halbasch Leads Layton over Syracuse
Sadly, Teiyon Halbasch posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Layton over Syracuse on Thursday. Halbasch picked up 307 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards.
Layton is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-5. They and Weber are set to duel on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 43.95
Hoopes Made His Presence Known in Farmington's 28-20 Victory
Travis Hoopes's big game helped extend Farmington's winning streak to three on Thursday. Hoopes was dynamite, rushing for 145 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. He has become a key player for Farmington: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
Farmington has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. Hoopes and Farmington will square off against Fremont at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 36.88
Owen Simkins Delivers Best Effort of Season
Owen Simkins produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Fremont to the win on Thursday. Simkins rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 70 yards.
The win (which was Fremont's seventh in a row) raised their record to 7-2. Simkins' next game is against Farmington on Wednesday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 33.60
Another Game with at Least 101 Receiving Yards from Bode Sparrow
Bode Sparrow's receiving tear continued on Thursday as he dropped his third-straight game with 101+ receiving yards dating back to last season. He picked up 109 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Davis's success: when he posts at least 100 receiving yards the team is 5-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Davis' loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3. Sparrow and Davis will venture away from home to square off against Syracuse at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 28.90
Jett Salmon Turns in Season-Best Performance
Farmington was led to victory by Jett Salmon, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Salmon picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles.
For the season, Salmon has averaged 6.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks.
Gamescore: 28.75
Other Notable Players
- Madden Sargent: 448 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.97)
- Aj Dehorney: 90 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 1 TD receiving (Gamescore: 25.75)
- Ledger Wight: 144 yards passing; 54 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.00)
- Tradon Bessinger: 284 yards passing; 24 yards rushing (Gamescore: 24.63)
- Manase Tuatagaloa: 326 yards passing (Gamescore: 21.53)
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