UpState 8 - West 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Fabian Ramirez Leads Elgin over Larkin
Fabian Ramirez produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Elgin to the win on Friday. Ramirez rushed for 158 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack, making eight total tackles, and defending a pass.
For the season, Ramirez has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 48.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 56.35
Azuriah Sylvester Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Azuriah Sylvester posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made four total tackles. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 67 yards.
The victory for West Aurora keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Sylvester and West Aurora will be playing at home against Larkin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.43
Big Game from Atkins As West Aurora Won 51-0
Mason Atkins's big game helped extend West Aurora's winning streak to six on Friday. Ridgewood had no answer to Atkins as he threw for 113 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Atkins has thrown 16 touchdowns (and no picks) while averaging 129.7 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had five passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 31.93
Kewon Marshall Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, West Aurora got the W thanks in part to Kewon Marshall playing the best football he has all season. Marshall picked up 57 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, Marshall has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 44.7 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 20.33 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.43
Andres Marquez Turns in Season-Best Performance
Andres Marquez produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Elgin to the win on Friday. Marquez picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles.
For the season, Marquez has averaged 4.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks.
Gamescore: 22.50
Other Notable Players
- Temilade Dada: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
