2A South East 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!
Cael Buxton Goes Supernova in Lamar Win
Starting off the list is Lamar's Cael Buxton, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Buxton picked up 102 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
The win for Lamar keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. Buxton and Lamar will venture away from home to take on Woodland Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.03
A Season-Best Effort from Jordan Jones Leads Banning Lewis Academy over Woodland Park
Sadly, Jordan Jones posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Banning Lewis Academy over Woodland Park on Friday. Jones picked up 113 receiving yards and a touchdown. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 85 yards.
For the season, Jones has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 59.6 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 15 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.13
Diego Estrada Delivers Best Effort of Season
Diego Estrada produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Lamar to the win on Friday. Estrada made 18 total tackles.
On the season, Estrada has averaged 14.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.32
Woodland Park Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Matteo Pizarro
Matteo Pizarro was instrumental in extending Woodland Park's winning streak to five on Friday. Pizarro wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss). The game was his third straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.8 total tackles per game.
For the season, Pizarro has averaged 5.8 total tackles per game and for the season has those 2 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.50
Joseph Schoenberger Posts Huge Game in 43-7 Win
Marqus Joseph Schoenberger was instrumental in extending Woodland Park's winning streak to five on Friday. Joseph Schoenberger was dynamite, rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 94 yards and a touchdown.
Joseph Schoenberger might have his next game, a home matchup with Lamar, circled on his calendar. When Joseph Schoenberger last faced the Thunder back in October of 2023, he threw for 281 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt.
Gamescore: 25.97
Other Notable Players
- Noah Howard: 142 yards passing; 120 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.98)
- Alex Aguilar: 105 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
