4A Desert 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!
Albert AJ Tuitele Goes Supernova in Mojave Win
Albert AJ Tuitele was instrumental in extending Mojave's winning streak to eight on Friday. Tuitele was dynamite, making 20 total tackles (4.0 for loss) and defending three passes. His longest rush was for an incredible 99 yards.
Mojave pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Tuitele and Mojave will take on Somerset Academy Losee at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 59.00
Bonanza's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Alex Tuimaualuga
Thanks in part to Alex Tuimaualuga, Bonanza said goodbye to their four-game losing streak. Rancho had no answer to Tuimaualuga on Friday as he made seven total tackles. Tuimaualuga showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 62 yards.
Rancho had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Tuimaualuga it was a similar story. Tuimaualuga picked up four sacks and made eight total tackles the last time he and the Rams duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 35.15
Ryan Patane Makes It Two for Western
Another Western player making an appearance on this list is Ryan Patane. He rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns.
On the season, Patane has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 45 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.50
Mojave Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to S'marrion Coleman
S'Marrion Coleman's big game helped extend Mojave's winning streak to eight on Friday. Coleman rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long.incredibly, Coleman got all that yardage with just one huge run
This year, Coleman has averaged 42.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.28
Other Notable Players
- Adrian Martinez: 62 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
