4A South Puget Sound - South 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!
Chase Best Turns in Season-Best Performance
Chase Best produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Spanaway Lake to the win on Friday. Best threw for 423 yards and five touchdowns.
This year, Best has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 196.5 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had four passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 36.30
Graham-Kapowsin Wins Fourth-Straight Thanks to Kase Betz
Graham-Kapowsin picked up their fourth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Kase Betz. Betz was dynamite, making two total tackles and defending two passes. He didn't just play on offense: he also made two total tackles and defended two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Graham-Kapowsin's win bumped their record up to 4-2. Betz and Graham-Kapowsin will challenge Olympia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.47
Tuivaiave Posts Huge Game in 26-24 Victory
Keeping Betz company is Aj Tuivaiave, a fellow Graham-Kapowsin player. He threw for 355 yards and three touchdowns while completing 74.4% of his passes. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
On the season, Tuivaiave has thrown 22 touchdowns (and and only 3 picks) while averaging 279.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.37
Malik Burns Delivers Best Effort of Season
Spanaway Lake was led to victory by Malik Burns, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Burns picked up 124 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He has become a key player for Spanaway Lake: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
On the season, Burns has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 50.8 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.83 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.23
A Season-Best Performance from Raymond Kunimoto Leads Spanaway Lake over Olympia
Spanaway Lake was led to victory by Raymond Kunimoto, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Kunimoto picked up 186 receiving yards and a touchdown. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 79 yards.
For the season, Kunimoto has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 62.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 39.83 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.18
Other Notable Players
- Jeyden Wells: 1 interception and 6 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
