North Jersey - Meadowlands 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!
Dylan Cerciello Delivers Best Effort of Season
Saddle Brook came up short on Friday despite Dylan Cerciello delivering his best game to date. Cerciello rushed for 185 yards and five touchdowns. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in August of 2023. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 105 rushing yards.
On the year, Cerciello has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 100 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had four rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 64.75
Jayden Gatyas Has Career-Day on Friday
Jayden Gatyas posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made seven total tackles. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 52 yards.
On the season, Gatyas has averaged 5.4 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 47.29 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 82.71 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 61.83
Big Game from Napolitano As Hasbrouck Heights Won 28-7
Michael Napolitano's big game helped extend Hasbrouck Heights's winning streak to three on Friday. Napolitano was dynamite, rushing for 207 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 207 rushing yards.
For the year, Napolitano has run in 13 touchdowns while averaging 168.9 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 10.71 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 46.85
Butler Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Pj Coffey
Pj Coffey was instrumental in extending Butler's winning streak to seven on Friday. Becton had no answer to Coffey as he picked up 128 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Butler's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Coffey and Butler will take on Glen Rock at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.40
David Smith Delivers Electric Effort Vs Becton
David Smith's big game helped extend Butler's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Smith as he threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
For the season, Smith has thrown 19 touchdowns (and and only 1 pick) while averaging 154.9 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 43.4 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 136.47 passer rating.
Gamescore: 28.93
Other Notable Players
- Jake Summers: 77 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.50)
- Yadi Perez: 76 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
