4A Gila 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!
William Thwaits' Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Starting off the list is Sahuarita's William Thwaits, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Thwaits picked up a sack and made five total tackles, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making five total tackles.
Sahuarita's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3. Thwaits and Sahuarita will face off against Rio Rico at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.00
Fuangunyi Came Up Big in Empire's 20-12 Loss
Empire had to settle for second on Friday, but Ngonkra Fuangunyi sure wasn't going down easily. Fuangunyi was dynamite, rushing for 132 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
For the season, Fuangunyi has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 124.8 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 56.17 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.58
Ivan Higuera Delivers Electric Performance Vs Amphitheater
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Ivan Higuera stepped things up a notch to give Douglas the 'W'. Nobody could stop Higuera as he threw for 164 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 39 yards.
Higuera and Douglas will square off against Cholla at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last time Higuera took on the Chargers, he threw for 125 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 30.43
Manga Eselle Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Manga Eselle posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Empire over Sahuarita on Friday. Eselle picked up 102 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 65 yards.
This year, Eselle has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 41.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.45
Oscar Pearson Makes It Two for Douglas
Another Douglas player making an appearance on this list is Oscar Pearson. He made eight total tackles.
For the season, Pearson has averaged 6.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 interceptions.
Gamescore: 19.98
Other Notable Players
- Jacob Espinoza: 79 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.28)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
