3A - South 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!
Richfield Wins 21st-Straight Thanks to Malik Fautin
Malik Fautin's big game helped extend Richfield's winning streak to 21 on Friday. Manti had no answer to Fautin as he rushed for 157 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Those 157 rushing yards gave Fautin a new career-high.
Fautin and Richfield will take on Canyon View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The match will pit Fautin up against the Falcons' star wideout Trenton Ludlow. The only thing left to do is find out who's the greater deep ball threat. You'll have to watch the game to know for sure.
Gamescore: 41.30
Gage Yardley and Co. Win 21st in a Row
Gage Yardley's big game helped extend Richfield's winning streak to 21 on Friday. Manti had no answer to Yardley as he made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
For the season, Yardley has averaged 7.6 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 3.75 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 79.75 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 33.65
While Manti might've come up empty on Friday, Tala Taulapapa wasn't going down without a fight. Taulapapa was unstoppable, rushing for 55 yards, while also picking up 47 receiving yards.
The loss snapped Manti's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-2 record. Taulapapa and Manti will take on North Sanpete at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 25.75
Jace Floyd Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Jace Floyd of Canyon View. Floyd rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
On the season, Floyd has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 36 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.60
Other Notable Players
- Beau Halvorsen: 212 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.03)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
