5A Region 6 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played from last Wednesday through Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Lione Hola Delivers Best Effort of Season
East was led to victory by Lione Hola, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Wednesday. Hola picked up four sacks and made 19 total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Hola is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Skyline on Friday. When Hola last faced the Eagles two weeks ago, he picked up two sacks and made 21 total tackles (7.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 62.00
Taufa Florreich Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Sadly, Taufa Florreich posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead West over Brighton on Wednesday. Florreich forced a fumble and made 17 total tackles (10.0 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.3 total tackles per game. He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played.
West moved to 5-5 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. Florreich and West will be playing in front of their home fans against Taylorsville at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.25
Nasio Otukolo Makes It Two for East
Another East player making an appearance on this list is Nasio Otukolo. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 106 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 40.30
Manasa Pela's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Highland over East
While Manasa Pela delivered a dominant performance on Wednesday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Highland. Pela was dynamite, throwing for 310 yards and three touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Highland is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6. Pela and Highland will take on Springville at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.92
A Season-Best Performance from Takeshi Savery Leads West over Brighton
Sadly, Takeshi Savery posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead West over Brighton on Wednesday. Savery wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 14 total tackles (7.0 for loss). The game was his third straight with seven or more total tackles. He has become a key player for West: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 3-4 otherwise.
On the year, Savery has averaged 6.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 7 sacks.
Gamescore: 33.75
Other Notable Players
- Beau La Fleur: 1 sack, 6 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 2 forced fumbles (Gamescore: 28.60)
- Lote Sotele: 181 yards rushing (Gamescore: 28.50)
- Mason Haertel: 167 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.40)
- Jack Evans: 126 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.28)
- Aisea Angilau: 13 total tackles (5.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 25.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
