5A Region 5 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Young Made His Presence Known in Roy's 42-35 Loss
Starting off the list is Roy's Robert Young, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Young picked up 119 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns.
With the defeat, Roy broke their eight-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-1. Young and Roy will face off against Northridge at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 52.78
Titan Longson Delivers Electric Performance Vs Bonneville
Titan Longson was a major factor in Viewmont's win over Bonneville on Thursday. Nobody could stop Longson as he threw for 295 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes.
Longson and Viewmont will venture away from home to square off against Clearfield at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Longson will face off against Jordan Tovey, the Falcons' star QB. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 41.47
Another Game with at Least 101 Rushing Yards from Viliami Tapa'atoutai
Viliami Tapa'Atoutai's rushing tear continued on Thursday as he dropped his fourth-straight game with 101+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Tapa'Atoutai has run in 16 touchdowns while averaging 138.4 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 32.75
Cooper Tubbs Turns in Season-Best Effort
Cooper Tubbs produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Northridge to the win on Thursday. Tubbs wasn't messing around, making 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and snagged an interception. The contest was his fourth straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the season, Tubbs has averaged 7.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 interceptions. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 1.33 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 30.75
Dontae Dyson Makes It Two for Northridge
Keeping Tubbs company is Dontae Dyson, a fellow Northridge player. He made three total tackles.
Gamescore: 24.43
Other Notable Players
- Keaton Fuit: 3 sacks and 5 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Tre Nye: 188 yards passing (Gamescore: 22.63)
- Andrew Ortiz: 84 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 51 yards receiving (Gamescore: 22.15)
- Drez Jensen: 49 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.07)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
