Super - National Red 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!
Stephen Paradiso Turns in Season-Best Performance
Stephen Paradiso produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Cedar Grove to the win on Friday. Paradiso threw for 337 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns.
Glen Ridge's probably not too fond of Paradiso given he always seems to get the better of them. Paradiso threw for 222 yards and six touchdowns the last time he and the Ridgers duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 42.77
Jayden Nigro Has Career Rushing Day
On Thursday, Verona got the W thanks in part to Jayden Nigro playing the best football he has all season. Nigro rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 52 yards.
The win (which was Verona's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Nigro and Verona will head out on the road to face off against Glen Ridge at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 42.13
Cedar Grove Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Connor Kerney
Connor Kerney's big game helped extend Cedar Grove's winning streak to seven on Friday. Kerney rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. We marked that as the best he's had all season, even better than his performance back in September.
For the year, Kerney has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 17.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 7.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.75
Gianluca Checchetto Makes It Two for Verona
Another Verona player making an appearance on this list is Gianluca Checchetto. He picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 59 yards.
This year, Checchetto has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 19.1 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 28.12
Big Game from Maisano As Verona Won 26-13
Another Verona player making an appearance on this list is Bodie Maisano. He rushed for 120 yards. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 55 yards.
On the season, Maisano has averaged 94.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.68
Other Notable Players
- Connor Demasi: 157 yards passing; 25 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.37)
- Nick Russo: 101 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.18)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
