3A - South 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!
Malik Fautin and Co. Win 21st in a Row
Malik Fautin was instrumental in extending Richfield's winning streak to 21 on Friday. Fautin was dynamite, rushing for 157 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Richfield's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Fautin and Richfield will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against North Sanpete at 7:00 p.m. on October 16th.
Gamescore: 41.30
Richfield Wins 21st-Straight Thanks to Gage Yardley
Gage Yardley's big game helped extend Richfield's winning streak to 21 on Friday. Yardley turned in nothing short of a gem, making ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
This season, Yardley has averaged 7.6 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.75 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 79.75 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 33.65
Manti was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Tala Taulapapa did his best to prevent it. Taulapapa turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 55 yards, while also picking up 47 receiving yards.
Manti moved to 6-2 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak. Taulapapa and Manti will host North Sanpete at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 25.75
Jace Floyd Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Jace Floyd of Canyon View. Floyd rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
This is the second loss in a row for Canyon View and nudges their season record down to 4-4. Floyd and Canyon View will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Carbon at 7:00 p.m. on October 17th.
Gamescore: 25.60
Other Notable Players
- Beau Halvorsen: 212 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.03)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
