6A Central 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!
Breana Saunders Drops League-Best Effort on Thursday
Starting off the list is Millennium's Breana Saunders, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Saunders threw for 198 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 50 yards.
Millennium's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withDesert Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Gamescore: 74.00
Mountain Pointe Gets a Boost from Moreno in 14-7 Victory
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Thursday Amaya Moreno stepped things up a notch to give Mountain Pointe the 'W'. Moreno turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 94 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 164 yards and a touchdown.
Mountain Pointe pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Moreno and Mountain Pointe will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Chaparral at 6:00 p.m. on October 14th.
Gamescore: 47.33
Jackie Jimenez Dazzles in Desert Vista Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Thursday Jackie Jimenez stepped things up a notch to give Desert Vista the 'W'. Jimenez was unstoppable, rushing for 83 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, while also throwing for 165 yards and a touchdown.
Desert Vista now has a winning record of 3-2. Jimenez and Desert Vista will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Sunnyside at 6:00 p.m. on October 17th.
Gamescore: 36.30
A Season-Best Effort from Malaysia Roebuck Leads Marana over Valley Vista
Marana was led to victory by Malaysia Roebuck, who turned in her biggest game of the season on Thursday. Roebuck picked up 109 receiving yards and two touchdowns. She also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Roebuck might have her next game, a road matchup with Basha, circled on her calendar. Roebuck picked up 150 receiving yards and two touchdowns the last time she and the Bears duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 35.90
Joplin Came Up Big in Marana's 35-0 Victory
Ella Joplin was instrumental in extending Marana's winning streak to five on Thursday. Joplin turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 305 yards and four touchdowns.
For the season, Joplin has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 252.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.63
Other Notable Players
- Moriah Green: 91 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.85)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
