Western 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!
Big Game from Porras As Liberal Won 23-6
Starting off the list is Liberal's Xavier Porras, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Porras rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 96-yard run.
Porras and Liberal will play host again on Friday to welcome Great Bend, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. The last time Porras took on the Panthers, he rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 42.40
Xavier Tafoya Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Liberal got the W thanks in part to Xavier Tafoya playing the best football he has all season. Tafoya made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Garden City's probably not too fond of Tafoya given he always seems to get the better of them. Tafoya picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles the last time he and the Buffaloes duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 32.27
Great Bend Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Daxton Minton
Great Bend picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Daxton Minton. Minton turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 180 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 86 yards on only nine carries.
Minton and Great Bend will square off against Liberal at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The match will pit Minton up against the Redskins' star signal caller Tevin Cotter. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 29.30
Adan Amador Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Adan Amador produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Liberal to the win on Friday. Amador made 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 6 total tackles per game.
On the season, Amador has averaged 6 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 28.00
A Season-Best Effort from Aidan Davidson Leads Great Bend over Dodge City
Great Bend was led to victory by Aidan Davidson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Davidson picked up three sacks and made five total tackles.
For the season, Davidson has averaged 6.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 24.75
Other Notable Players
- Marco Alonso: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.50)
- Ian Premer: 67 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.22)
- Landon Martinez: 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Alan Rios: 95 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.60)
- Giovani Duran: 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
