4A Desert 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!
Albert AJ Tuitele's Big Game Leads Mojave over Cimarron-Memorial
Albert AJ Tuitele's big game helped extend Mojave's winning streak to eight on Friday. Cimarron-Memorial had no answer to Tuitele as he made 20 total tackles (4.0 for loss) and defended three passes. Tuitele really tore up the turf during one magnificent 99-yard run.
Mojave's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Tuitele and Mojave will square off against Somerset Academy Losee at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 59.00
Alex Tuimaualuga Puts an End to Bonanza's Losing Streak on Friday
Alex Tuimaualuga helped snap Bonanza's four-game losing streak. Nobody could stop Tuimaualuga on Friday as he made seven total tackles. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 62 yards.
Rancho had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Tuimaualuga it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Tuimaualuga saw the Rams), he picked up four sacks and made eight total tackles.
Gamescore: 35.15
Ryan Patane Makes It Two for Western
Another Western player making an appearance on this list is Ryan Patane. He rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Patane has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 45 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.50
Mojave Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to S'marrion Coleman
S'Marrion Coleman was instrumental in extending Mojave's winning streak to eight on Friday. Coleman rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long.incredibly, Coleman got all that yardage with just one huge run
On the season, Coleman has averaged 42.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.28
Other Notable Players
- Adrian Martinez: 62 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
