4A Gila 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 Ivan Higuera Leads Douglas over Cholla
Douglas was led to victory by Ivan Higuera, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Higuera rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 115 yards and two touchdowns.
Higuera might have his next game, a home matchup with Rio Rico, circled on his calendar. When Higuera last faced the Hawks back in October of 2023, he rushed for 221 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Gamescore: 36.57
Espinoza Came Up Big in Amphitheater's 20-0 Victory
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Jacob Espinoza stepped things up a notch to give Amphitheater the 'W'. Espinoza was unstoppable, rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Espinoza has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 22.8 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 25.8 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 58 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 32.38
William Thwaits was a major factor in Sahuarita's win over Rio Rico on Friday. Thwaits was dynamite, making five total tackles.
The victory got Sahuarita back to even at 3-3. Thwaits and Sahuarita will take on Cholla at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.05
Jason Hurtado's Big Game Leads Douglas over Cholla
Another Douglas player making an appearance on this list is Jason Hurtado. He rushed for 72 yards and three touchdowns.
Hurtado might have his next game, a home matchup with Rio Rico, circled on his calendar. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Hurtado saw the Hawks), he rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 24.80
Ngonkra Fuangunyi Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Ngonkra Fuangunyi of Empire. Fuangunyi rushed for 54 yards.
Fuangunyi might have his next game, a road matchup with Cholla, circled on his calendar. Fuangunyi rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Chargers duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 24.42
Other Notable Players
- Sergio Burgos Jr: 1 sack, 1 interception, and 6 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.75)
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