Golden 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!
Quartz Hill Gets a Boost from Graham in 49-0 Victory
Starting off the list is Quartz Hill's Jaden Graham, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Graham rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Quartz Hill is undefeated when Graham posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
Graham and Quartz Hill will take on Eastside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Royals got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Lions, probably because Graham had a solid game then too: he rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 35.60
Gavin Houston's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Antelope Valley over Palmdale
Gavin Houston posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 221 yards while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 107 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Antelope Valley moved to 3-4 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. Houston and Antelope Valley will play host again on Friday to welcome Highland, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 34.60
Jayson Wilson Delivers Best Performance of Season
Lancaster was led to victory by Jayson Wilson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Wilson rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 108 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 75 yards.
The win was the fourth in a row for Lancaster, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles challenges Knight at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.60
Carrillo Came Up Big in Highland's 84-0 Victory
Highland picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jayden Carrillo. Carrillo did his part (and then some), picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss) for the 'W'. He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
This season, Carrillo has averaged 9.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 7 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 6.14 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 30.50
Arthur Turner Makes It Two for Lancaster
Another Lancaster player making an appearance on this list is Arthur Turner. He rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown.incredibly, Turner got all that yardage with just one huge run
Gamescore: 25.85
Other Notable Players
- Paul Turner: 135 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.75)
- Joshua Suarez: 200 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.23)
- Johnathan Navarro: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.75)
- Brody Larey: 98 yards passing (Gamescore: 22.63)
- Naim Bankhead: 78 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
