Section 2 A - Capital Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Columbia Gets a Boost from Ficarra in 20-13 Loss
Starting off the list is Columbia's Aj Ficarra, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Ficarra rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns.
The defeat snapped Columbia's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record. Ficarra and Columbia will head out to challenge Queensbury at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 29.30
Christopher Carter Jr Makes It Two for Columbia
Keeping Ficarra company is Christopher Carter Jr, a fellow Columbia player. He rushed for 78 yards.
Unfortunately for Averill Park, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Carter Jr. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Carter Jr saw the Warriors), he rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 54 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 19.93
A Season-Best Effort from Rocco Natale Jr Leads Amsterdam over Bethlehem Central
On Saturday, Amsterdam had to settle for second even though Rocco Natale Jr put up the best numbers he has all season. Natale Jr picked up 69 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Natale Jr has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 84 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 19.32
Tirado Made His Presence Known in Amsterdam's 34-13 Loss
Another Amsterdam player making an appearance on this list is Luis Tirado. He threw for 137 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 36 yards.
For the year, Tirado has thrown 12 touchdowns while averaging 216 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.33
A Constellation of Stars for Columbia
Another Columbia player making an appearance on this list is Dylan Maychack. He rushed for 63 yards on only seven carries.
For the season, Maychack has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 100.6 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.2 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 51.8 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 11.85
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