Naugatuck Valley - Copper Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Ryan Deitelbaum Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Naugatuck's Ryan Deitelbaum, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Deitelbaum rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 49 receiving yards and a touchdown. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (102.7). He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 60 yards.
The victory (which was Naugatuck's third in a row) raised their record to 8-1. Deitelbaum and Naugatuck will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Ansonia at 10:00 a.m. on November 28th.
Gamescore: 51.03
Underclassman Dae'sean Graves Comes Up Big Against Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic
While it always takes a team to win, one person punching above their weight class on Thursday was Dae'Sean Graves. He was unstoppable, picking up 130 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Holy Cross's win bumped their record up to 6-3. Graves and Holy Cross will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Wolcott at 10:00 a.m. on November 28th.
Gamescore: 46.83
Caouette Came Up Big in Holy Cross' 42-7 Victory
Another Holy Cross player making an appearance on this list is Drew Caouette. He threw for 331 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt.
On the year, Caouette has thrown 29 touchdowns while averaging 265.1 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 142.67 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.57
Christian Morales Has Career-Day on Friday
Christian Morales posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. He is becoming a predictor of Woodland Regional's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
Woodland Regional pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Morales and Woodland Regional will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Seymour at 6:00 p.m. on November 27th.
Gamescore: 32.00
Brett Lato Makes It Two for Woodland Regional
Another Woodland Regional player making an appearance on this list is Brett Lato. He picked up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made three total tackles (2.0 for loss).
This year, Lato has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 12.7 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.22 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.97
Other Notable Players
- Brayden Doherty: 128 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.47)
- Nathan Craft: 69 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.37)
- Jack Brunetti: 120 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
