5A Northwest Valley 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Khavontae Paul Leads Ironwood over Agua Fria
Ironwood was led to victory by Khavontae Paul, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Paul rushed for 295 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 112 yards on seven of 13 attempts, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Paul must have Agua Fria's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Paul rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Owls duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 73.17
Dylan Hayhurst Delivers Electric Performance Vs Apollo
Dylan Hayhurst's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his fifth-straight game with 111+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 210 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry.
Apollo had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Hayhurst it was a similar story. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Hayhurst saw the Hawks), he rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 58.62
Chase Tafoya Makes It Two for Ironwood
Another Ironwood player making an appearance on this list is Chase Tafoya. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making six total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception. The matchup was his fourth straight with one or more defended passes dating back to last season.
This season, Tafoya has averaged 3.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 interceptions.
Gamescore: 14.75
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Jerry Ibanez
Jerry Ibanez continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 16th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He made 12 total tackles.
This year, Ibanez has averaged 9.3 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 14.25
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
