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 Victory
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 victory (which was Palisades' third in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Thomas and Palisades will welcome Venice at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.30
A Season-Best Performance from Joshua Aaron Leads Venice over University
On Friday, Venice got the W thanks in part to Joshua Aaron playing the best football he has all season. Aaron rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also picked up 57 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Aaron has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 24 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 24.83 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 54.83 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 39.27
Jayden Hightower Delivers Electric Effort Vs Palisades
Westchester was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Jayden Hightower did his best to prevent it. Nobody could stop 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.
Westchester moved to 6-1 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak. Hightower and Westchester will challenge Fairfax at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.50
Justen Key Makes It Two for Westchester
Another Westchester player making an appearance on this list is Justen Key. He rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Key has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 52 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 2.43 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.22
Big Game from Jacobo As Hamilton Fell 21-14
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 take on 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
