Western 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!
Justen Key Turns in Season-Best Performance
Westchester was led to victory by Justen Key, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Key rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The win for Westchester keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Key and Westchester will square off against Palisades at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.88
Joshua Aaron Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Venice was led to victory by Joshua Aaron, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Aaron rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Aaron and Venice will be playing at home against University at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Gondoliers got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Wildcats, probably because Aaron had a solid game then too: he rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 46.45
Westchester was led to victory by Jayden Hightower, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hightower threw for 134 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This season, Hightower has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 136.8 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 20.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 45.93
Rashad Wallace and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Rashad Wallace was instrumental in extending Westchester's winning streak to six on Friday. Wallace was unstoppable, making three total tackles.
Gamescore: 24.10
Thomas Posts Huge Game in 22-14 Win
Rounding off our Top Five is Jack Thomas of Palisades. Thomas threw for 149 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
On the season, Thomas has thrown 14 touchdowns (and and only 1 picks) while averaging 193.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.13
Other Notable Players
- William Oeser: 0.5 sacks, 11 total tackles (1.5 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Jaiden Noel: 172 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.87)
- Nico Townsley: 1 interception and 5 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.15)
- Harrison Carter: 54 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 24 yards receiving (Gamescore: 15.45)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
