4A Gila 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!
Empire Gets a Boost from Fuangunyi in 37-20 Victory
Starting off the list is Empire's Ngonkra Fuangunyi, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Fuangunyi rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 67 yards.
On the season, Fuangunyi has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 143.8 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after four games last season, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 47.25
Nikolas Bejarano Makes It Two for Empire
Keeping Fuangunyi company is Nikolas Bejarano, a fellow Empire player. He picked up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 57 yards.
On the year, Bejarano has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 40.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.00
Sergio Burgos Jr's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Sahuarita over Flowing Wells
Sergio Burgos Jr continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his third-straight game with at least seven total tackles. He made 18 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Sahuarita is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3. Burgos Jr and Sahuarita will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Empire at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th.
Gamescore: 21.25
Oscar Pearson Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Oscar Pearson of Douglas. Pearson rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 43 receiving yards.
Douglas is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-4. Pearson and Douglas will be playing at home against Empire at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 19.75
Other Notable Players
- Kienan Parker: (1TD), 7 total tackles, and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 16.55)
- Brycen Duncan: 186 yards passing (Gamescore: 15.90)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
