This Week's Top Player Performances from Across the League
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!
A Season-Best Effort from Kaiden Reese Leads Los Lunas over West Mesa
Kaiden Reese produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Los Lunas to the win on Friday. Reese rushed for 166 yards on only six carries, and also threw for 98 yards and one TD on only eight passes.
Unfortunately for West Mesa, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Reese. When Reese last faced the Mustangs back in September of 2024, he rushed for 133 yards and one score on only nine carries, and also threw for 125 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Gamescore: 41.53
Jahleel Lewis Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sandia was led to victory by Jahleel Lewis, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Lewis rushed for 90 yards and two TDs on only ten carries, and also threw for 319 yards and one touchdown.
Unfortunately for Santa Fe, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Lewis. When Lewis last faced the Demons back in September of 2024, he threw for 140 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 48 yards and one score.
Gamescore: 40.57
Julian Madera Turns in Season-Best Effort
Julian Madera produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Albuquerque to the win on Friday. Madera rushed for 79 yards and two scores on only nine carries, and also threw for 22 yards and one TD.
Albuquerque's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-2. Madera and the Bulldogs will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Los Lunas at 11:00 a.m. on October 4.
Gamescore: 30.27
Brad Mallory Turns in Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles
On Friday, Los Lunas got the W thanks in part to Brad Mallory playing the best football he has all season. Mallory wasn't messing around, forcing one fumble and making 15 total tackles (5.0 for loss). The matchup was his eighth straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the season, Mallory has averaged 12 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 29.00
Isaiah Goree Dazzles in La Cueva Win
Isaiah Goree posted a new career-high in receiving yards on Friday. He picked up 134 receiving yards and two scores.
The victory got La Cueva back to even at 2-2. Looking ahead, Goree and the Bears will take on West Mesa at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 26.15
Other Notable Players
- Aiden Maldonado: 1 sack, 1 interception (1TD), and 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 25.75)
- Junior Hogues: 159 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.48)
- George Smith: 87 yards receiving; 40 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.97)
- Gabriel Castillo: 1 sack and 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.50)
- Joaquin Trujillo: 1 interception and 6 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
