Shore - A South 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!
Nick Spanola Delivers Best Performance of Season
Point Pleasant Boro was led to victory by Nick Spanola, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Spanola rushed for 157 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made four total tackles.
Point Pleasant Boro has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Spanola and Point Pleasant Boro will challenge Manasquan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 54.70
Colin Obser Makes It Two for Point Pleasant Boro
Another Point Pleasant Boro player making an appearance on this list is Colin Obser. He rushed for 40 yards.
If history really does repeat itself, Obser might just drop another big game when he faces off against Manasquan on Saturday. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Obser saw the Warriors), he rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown.
Gamescore: 35.38
Nazeer Whittaker Has Career-Day on Friday
On Friday, Brick Memorial had to settle for second even though Nazeer Whittaker put up the best numbers he has all season. Whittaker rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also picked up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Whittaker has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 21.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.95
Nyzier Matthews Makes It Two for Brick Memorial
Keeping Whittaker company is Nyzier Matthews, a fellow Brick Memorial player. He picked up 35 receiving yards.
For the year, Matthews has averaged 67.7 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 27.86 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.58
Lajara Came Up Big in Brick Memorial's 27-24 Defeat
Another Brick Memorial player making an appearance on this list is Jason Lajara. He threw for 209 yards on only 13 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
This season, Lajara has averaged 167.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.63
Other Notable Players
- Elijah Webb: 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.75)
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