Fairfield County - West Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Wednesday and Thursday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Matt Tasch Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Starting off the list is Ridgefield's Matt Tasch, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Wednesday Tasch rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This season, Tasch has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 11.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.90
Trevor Chojnacki Makes It Two for Ridgefield
Keeping Tasch company is Trevor Chojnacki, a fellow Ridgefield player. He picked up a sack and made a tackle. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making a tackle.
Gamescore: 29.10
Jake Rios was a major factor in St. Joseph's victory over Trumbull on Thursday. Rios did his part (and then some), forcing a fumble and making ten total tackles for the 'W'.
On the year, Rios has averaged 5.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.23
Will Carley Goes Supernova in Trumbull Defeat
Trumbull had to settle for second on Thursday, but Will Carley sure wasn't going down easily. St. Joseph had no answer to Carley as he rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown.
This season, Carley has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 21.9 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.48
A Season-Best Effort from Leo Moore Leads Ridgefield over Danbury
Ridgefield was led to victory by Leo Moore, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Wednesday. Moore rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This season, Moore has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 29.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.00
Other Notable Players
- Nathan Smith: 108 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 22.97)
- Nick Weil: 155 yards passing; 25 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.03)
- Michael Salimbene: 14 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
