Super - National Red Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Stephen Paradiso Turns in Season-Best Effort
Stephen Paradiso produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Cedar Grove to the win on Friday. Paradiso threw for 337 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns.
Unfortunately for Glen Ridge, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Paradiso. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Paradiso saw the Ridgers), he threw for 222 yards and six touchdowns.
Gamescore: 42.77
Jayden Nigro's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Verona was led to victory by Jayden Nigro, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Nigro rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 52 yards.
The win (which was Verona's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Nigro and Verona will challenge Glen Ridge at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 41.13
Connor Kerney and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Connor Kerney was instrumental in extending Cedar Grove's winning streak to seven on Friday. Kerney rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. We marked that as the best he's had all season, even better than his performance back in September.
On the season, Kerney has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 17.3 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 7.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.75
Gianluca Checchetto Makes It Two for Verona
The second Verona player making an appearance here is Gianluca Checchetto, and for good reason. He picked up 57 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Checchetto has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 17.7 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 27.12
Maisano Made His Presence Known in Verona's 26-13 Victory
Another Verona player making an appearance on this list is Bodie Maisano. He rushed for 120 yards. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 55 yards.
Maisano and Verona will face off against Glen Ridge at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Hillbillies had to take a loss when they last met the Ridgers, but Maisano had little to do with the loss: he rushed for 107 yards on only 14 carries. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 25.68
Other Notable Players
- Connor Demasi: 137 yards passing; 25 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.03)
- Nick Russo: 101 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.18)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
