6A Region 3 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!
Zaeden Selu Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Skyridge got the W thanks in part to Zaeden Selu playing the best football he has all season. Selu rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards.
The victory was the third in a row for Skyridge, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Selu and Skyridge will head out on the road to square off against Pleasant Grove at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 36.28
A Season-Best Effort from Jett Niu Leads Lehi over Westlake
On Friday, Lehi got the W thanks in part to Jett Niu playing the best football he has all season. Niu threw for 218 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes.
Lehi's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Niu and Lehi are taking a road trip to challenge Lone Peak at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 27.13
Griffin Kunz Turns in Season-Best Performance
Griffin Kunz produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Skyridge to the win on Friday. Kunz picked up 1.5 sacks, made eight total tackles (2.5 for loss), and defended a pass.
For the year, Kunz has averaged 6.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 2.5 sacks. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 0.13 defended passes per game. This year he is averaging 0.25 defended passes.
Gamescore: 21.50
Gaisford Jr. Posts Huge Game in 30-8 Victory
David Gaisford Jr. helped snap American Fork's three-game losing streak. Pleasant Grove had no answer to Gaisford Jr. on Friday as he threw for 167 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
This season, Gaisford Jr. has thrown 21 touchdowns while averaging 250.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.23
Cash Taiese Makes It Two for American Fork
Another American Fork player making an appearance on this list is Cash Taiese. He picked up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Taiese has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 32.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.62
Other Notable Players
- Legend Glasker: 73 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.55)
- Mays Madsen: 115 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.75)
- Cade Hanson: 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
- Kalvin Liavaa: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.25)
- Kaneal Sweetwyne: 123 yards passing; 61 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
