6A Fiesta Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Ava Taliaferro Turns in Season-Best Performance
Higley was led to victory by Ava Taliaferro, who turned in her biggest game of the season on Thursday. Taliaferro threw for 283 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80% of her passes.
Higley moved to 5-7 with that victory, which also ended their five-game losing streak. Taliaferro's next contest is against Hamilton on Wednesday, where she'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 41.97
A Season-Best Performance from Rebecca Tomerlin Leads Desert Ridge over Queen Creek
Desert Ridge was led to victory by Rebecca Tomerlin, who turned in her biggest game of the season on Thursday. Tomerlin made four total tackles.
Desert Ridge now has a winning record of 7-6. Tomerlin and Desert Ridge will challenge Millennium at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 38.23
Big Game from Harper As Desert Ridge Won 31-0
Another Desert Ridge player making an appearance on this list is Lexi Harper. She threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of her passes, and also rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Harper has thrown 21 touchdowns while averaging 191.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.10
Highland Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Kylie Riggs
Highland picked up their fifth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Kylie Riggs. Riggs wasn't messing around, picking up four sacks, making seven total tackles, and defending a pass. The game was her fifth straight with two or more sacks.
Highland is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Riggs and Highland will face off against Casteel at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 28.00
Alexis Eley Makes It Two for Highland
Another Highland player making an appearance on this list is Alexis Eley. She threw for 276 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.5% of her passes, and also rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Eley has thrown 28 touchdowns while averaging 219.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.80
Other Notable Players
- Jayla Freeman: 101 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.20)
- Maci Kerns: 117 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.53)
- Cadence Murdough: 65 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.83)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
