5A Northeast Valley Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
C Dixon Made His Presence Known in Cactus Shadows' 35-28 Loss
Starting off the list is Cactus Shadows's Donivan C Dixon, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. C Dixon threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 96 yards on only 11 carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 75 yards.
Cactus Shadows' defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons takes on ALA - Gilbert North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.13
Tyler Furniss Delivers Best Effort of Season
Tyler Furniss produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Horizon to the win on Friday. Furniss picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles in addition to snagging two interceptions.
The victory made it two in a row for Horizon and bumps their season record up to 5-1. They and Desert Mountain will meet in a canine-themed contest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.75
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Beau Caliendo
Horizon was led to victory by Beau Caliendo, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Caliendo wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making ten total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. The game was his fifth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This season, Caliendo has averaged 6.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks.
Gamescore: 29.00
ALA - Gilbert North Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Kody Thorley
ALA - Gilbert North picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Kody Thorley. Higley had no answer to Thorley as he rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown.
ALA - Gilbert North pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles dukes it out withCactus Shadows at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.15
White Came Up Big in ALA - Gilbert North's 16-14 Victory
Another ALA - Gilbert North player making an appearance on this list is Conner White. He threw for 215 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 88 yards.
For the year, White has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 130.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.53
Other Notable Players
- Cole Mayse: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.75)
- Jayden Ridley: 1 sack, 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Kooper Woolf: 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.75)
- Jake King: 1 TD ; 46 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.65)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
