Catholic AAA Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Merrill Posts Huge Game in 34-13 Win
Starting off the list is St. Anthony's Gary Merrill, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Merrill rushed for 197 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 197 rushing yards dating back to last season.
St. Anthony's pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Merrill and St. Anthony's will head out on the road to face off against Kellenberg Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 53.47
Julian Guzman's Big Game Leads Iona Prep over Kellenberg Memorial
Iona Prep picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Julian Guzman. Nobody could stop Guzman as he threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Guzman's next matchup is against Chaminade on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort. Guzman will face off against Tim Murphy on Friday, the Flyers' star signal caller. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 36.87
Xavier Bala Delivers Best Effort of Season
Xavier Bala produced his most outstanding game to date while leading St. Anthony to the win on Friday. Bala rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in August.
On the season, Bala has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 77.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 17.17 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.20
Moye Came Up Big in Monsignor Farrell's 24-14 Win
Monsignor Farrell picked up their third consecutive win on Saturday thanks in part to Bryce Moye. Moye was unstoppable, throwing for 121 yards and a touchdown while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Monsignor Farrell's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-4. Moye and Monsignor Farrell will square off against Moore Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 21.47
Osbourne Made His Presence Known in Archbishop Stepinac's 24-14 Defeat
Jesse Osbourne put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in August on Saturday. He rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns.
Archbishop Stepinac is on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8. Osbourne and Archbishop Stepinac have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Cardinal Hayes at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 20.40
Other Notable Players
- Daniel (Dj) Garcia: 3 sacks and 5 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.50)
- Andrew Waters: 14 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Garrison Heslop: 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Julian Ramos: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Eric Pirrello: 110 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.17)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
