3A Metro 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!
Big Game from Samaras As Holy Family Won 49-0
Starting off the list is Holy Family's Monte Samaras, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Samaras threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Holy Family now has a winning record of 4-3. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.07
Lutheran Wins Fourth-Straight Thanks to Sawyer Wald
Sawyer Wald was instrumental in extending Lutheran's winning streak to four on Thursday. Wald was unstoppable, picking up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 34 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Wald has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 22.3 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had four rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 14.
Gamescore: 22.48
Anderson Osburn Makes It Two for Holy Family
The second Holy Family player making an appearance here is Anderson Osburn, and for good reason. He picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This year, Osburn has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 50 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.00
Lutheran Gets a Boost from Abramson in 50-0 Victory
The second Lutheran player making an appearance here is Eli Abramson, and for good reason. He threw for 121 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
On the year, Abramson has thrown 20 touchdowns while averaging 210.6 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 22.91 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 97.17 passer rating.
Gamescore: 17.87
Deacon Downing Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Thursday, Lutheran got the W thanks in part to Deacon Downing playing the best football he has all season. Downing picked up 55 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Downing has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 26.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.67
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
