5A Special District 2 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!
Big Game from Veliz As Woodburn Fell 51-32
Starting off the list is Woodburn's Cruz Veliz, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Veliz rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Woodburn is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4. Veliz and Woodburn will take on Wilsonville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 71.98
Mark Wiepert Has Career-Day on Friday
Mark Wiepert posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 332 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 79 yards on only ten carries. His passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 332 passing yards dating back to last season.
This year, Wiepert has thrown 28 touchdowns while averaging 314.6 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 11.14 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 67.73
Underclassman JT Girod Major Player in Central/Kings Valley Victory
Underclassman JT Girod came into Friday's game looking to prove himself and that's exactly what he did. He turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday, throwing for 227 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.2% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
On the season, Girod has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 179.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.43
Nick Crowley Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Wilsonville had to settle for second even though Nick Crowley put up the best numbers he has all season. Crowley wasn't messing around, picking up 137 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The match was his third straight with three or more receiving touchdowns dating back to last season.
On the season, Crowley has caught 13 touchdowns while averaging 119.1 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 75.43 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.20
Pritchard Moa Made His Presence Known in Central/Kings Valley's 51-32 Victory
Another Central/Kings Valley player making an appearance on this list is Asa Pritchard Moa. He rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
This year, Pritchard Moa has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 45 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.90
Other Notable Players
- Carter Christiansen: 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
