6A Northeast Valley 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!
Elias Johnson Delivers Best Effort of Season
Saguaro was led to victory by Elias Johnson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Johnson rushed for 201 yards while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 58 yards.
Saguaro moved to 1-6 with that victory, which also ended their six-game losing streak. Johnson and Saguaro will be playing in front of their home fans against Liberty at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.02
Jones Made His Presence Known in Saguaro's 35-21 Win
Thanks in part to Marcel Jones, Saguaro said goodbye to their six-game losing streak. Jones was dynamite on Friday, throwing for 250 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 35 yards and two touchdowns.
On the season, Jones has thrown 5 touchdowns while averaging 208.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.77
Chaparral Comes Up Short Despite Huge Game from Underclassman Cam Allen
Underclassman Cam Allen came into Friday's game looking to prove himself and that's exactly what he did. Despite the defeat, he was still balling out as he threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns.
Chaparral now has a losing record at 3-4. Allen and Chaparral will take on Centennial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.83
While Jhaheem Brown delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Centennial. Brown was unstoppable, picking up 157 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 70 yards.
Centennial's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. Brown and Centennial are on the road again on Friday to play Chaparral at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 29.82
Brody Johnson Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Brody Johnson of Liberty. Johnson wasn't messing around on Friday, picking up 1.5 sacks and making 11 total tackles (3.5 for loss). The match was his fourth straight with eight or more total tackles.
Liberty's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Johnson and Liberty will take on Saguaro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 25.75
Other Notable Players
- Hayden Fletcher: 278 yards passing; 74 yards rushing (Gamescore: 24.83)
- Taurean Hall: 3 sacks and 4 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Dominic Lombardo: 38 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 22.67)
- Kainan Manna: 214 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 21.27)
- Cannon Garday: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
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