3A Sawtooth Central Idaho 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!
Matthew Nevarez Turns in Season-Best Performance
Matthew Nevarez produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Nampa Christian to the win on Friday. Nevarez rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. Nampa Christian is 2-1 when Nevarez posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Unfortunately for Parma, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Nevarez. When Nevarez last faced the Panthers back in September of 2023, he rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 42.18
Payton Travis Dazzles in New Plymouth Loss
Payton Travis continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his third-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 108 rushing yards. He rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 69 yards.
Marsing had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Travis it was a similar story. Travis rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry the last time he and the Huskies duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 39.35
Payton Zigga Turns in Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles
Payton Zigga continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 14th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least six total tackles. He picked up two sacks and made 14 total tackles (6.0 for loss).
This year, Zigga has averaged 13.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 8.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 35.00
A Season-Best Effort from Ian Johnson Leads Nampa Christian over Parma
Ian Johnson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Nampa Christian to the win on Friday. Johnson rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 60 yards.
For the season, Johnson has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 25.5 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 2.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 33.17 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 33.83
Luke Steinmeyer's Big Game Leads Marsing over New Plymouth
Rounding off our Top Five is Luke Steinmeyer of Marsing. Steinmeyer made 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
This year, Steinmeyer has averaged 7.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 31.42
Other Notable Players
- Moises Montes: 87 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.60)
- Bantayehu Knudson: 74 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.25)
- Jaden Shaw: 132 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 22 yards rushing (Gamescore: 25.23)
- Wes Troke: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.10)
- Dylan O'Brien: 58 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.63)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
