3A 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!
Connor Lueker's Big Game Leads Round Valley over Ganado
Starting off the list is Round Valley's Connor Lueker, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Lueker rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 60 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Round Valley has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Lueker and Round Valley will take on Fountain Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.40
Big Game from Barnard As Fountain Hills Fell 49-29
While Fountain Hills might've come up empty on Friday, Sam Barnard wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Barnard as he picked up 162 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Fountain Hills is on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7. Barnard and Fountain Hills will take on Round Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.62
A Season-Best Effort from Kyle Clark Leads Round Valley over Ganado
On Friday, Round Valley got the W thanks in part to Kyle Clark playing the best football he has all season. Clark rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in November of 2023. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making three total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
If history really does repeat itself, Clark might just drop another big game when he faces off against Fountain Hills on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Clark saw the Falcons), he rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 31 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 34.85
Jonny Mcanerny's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Jonny McAnerny posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He forced a fumble and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss). He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 66 yards.
The victory (which was Payson's fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-1. McAnerny and Payson are taking a road trip to take on Valley Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.78
Show Low was led to victory by Alexander Anderson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Anderson rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 62 yards.
Show Low's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-5. Anderson and Show Low are taking a road trip to take on Blue Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.45
Other Notable Players
- Ethan Gurtner: 1.5 sacks, 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Perkins Kash: 55 yards passing; 2 TDs rushing (Gamescore: 21.37)
- Logan Ledrew: 229 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 17.27)
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