3A Metro 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Sawyer Wald Leads Lutheran over Standley Lake
Lutheran was led to victory by Sawyer Wald, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Wald rushed for 266 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per carry. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Lutheran's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Wald and Lutheran will head out to challenge Hinkley at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 75.20
Boston Harris Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Thursday, Standley Lake had to settle for second even though Boston Harris put up the best numbers he has all season. Harris picked up 168 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Standley Lake's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-4. Harris and Standley Lake will face off against Littleton at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 40.57
Liam Graham Goes Supernova in Standley Lake Loss
Another Standley Lake player making an appearance on this list is Liam Graham. He rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also picked up 56 receiving yards. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 84 yards.
For the season, Graham has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 110.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 54.83 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.23
Kennedy found a leader in Xavier Agosto as the team took down Hinkley on Friday. Agosto was dynamite, rushing for 26 yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making three total tackles.
Kennedy's win ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. Agosto's next matchup is against Holy Family on Thursday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 21.85
Urijah Garcia Makes It Two for Kennedy
Another Kennedy player making an appearance on this list is Urijah Garcia. He made nine total tackles (5.0 for loss).
This season, Garcia has averaged 5.3 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 20.50
Other Notable Players
- Teagan Leighton: 24 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.90)
- Marcelis Allen: 103 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.57)
- Jack Wesolowski: 47 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.20)
- Isaac Trujillo: 78 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
