District 1 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!
Kennedy Duda Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Westfield's Kennedy Duda, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Duda rushed for 173 yards and four touchdowns on only six carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The win (which was Westfield's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1. Duda and Westfield will venture away from home to face off against James Madison at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 56.20
A Season-Best Effort from Mohamed Shuaib Leads South Lakes over Chantilly
South Lakes came up short on Friday despite Mohamed Shuaib delivering his best game to date. Shuaib threw for 338 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt, and also punched in a rushing score.
This is the second loss in a row for South Lakes and nudges their season record down to 2-4. Shuaib and South Lakes will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Oakton at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 34.03
Connor Morin Makes It Two for Westfield
The second Westfield player making an appearance here is Connor Morin, and for good reason. He threw for 64 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Morin has averaged 16.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.75
Nathan Deglel Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Nathan Deglel posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead South Lakes over Chantilly on Friday. Deglel picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (4.5 for loss).
For the season, Deglel has averaged 7.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.83 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 25.75
Centreville Gets a Boost from Pilgrim in 34-7 Loss
Rounding off our Top Five is Menyelek Pilgrim of Centreville. Pilgrim made 13 total tackles.
Centreville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. Pilgrim and Centreville will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Westfield at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 25.68
Other Notable Players
- Malachi Lee: 71 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.40)
- Nick Picarelli: 115 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.95)
- Amare Thaxton: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
