North Jersey - Meadowlands 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!
Michael Napolitano Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Hasbrouck Heights got the W thanks in part to Michael Napolitano playing the best football he has all season. Napolitano rushed for 217 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
For the season, Napolitano has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 131.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 12 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 76.78
Matt Barile Has Career-Day on Friday
On Friday, Butler got the W thanks in part to Matt Barile playing the best football he has all season. Barile rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 47 receiving yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The victory for Butler keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. Barile and Butler are taking a road trip to take on Waldwick/Midland Park at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 41.88
Dylan Cerciello Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Saddle Brook got the W thanks in part to Dylan Cerciello playing the best football he has all season. Cerciello rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. He didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles and defended two passes.
The win snapped Saddle Brook's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 2-4 record. Cerciello and Saddle Brook will square off against North Arlington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.90
Summers Came Up Big in Hasbrouck Heights' 42-14 Win
The second Hasbrouck Heights player making an appearance here is Jake Summers, and for good reason. He picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Summers has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 36.6 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after five games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to six.
Gamescore: 32.47
Nikolos Vitiello Makes It Two for Saddle Brook
Another Saddle Brook player making an appearance on this list is Nikolos Vitiello. He rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 67 yards and a touchdown on only five passes.
For the season, Vitiello has thrown 2 touchdowns while averaging 35.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.77
Other Notable Players
- Joseph Russo: 3 sacks and 5 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 26.00)
- Nicholas Haines: 84 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.65)
- David Smith: 100 yards passing; 50 yards rushing (Gamescore: 22.87)
- Evan Croker: 47 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Dan Amendola: 168 yards passing; 27 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
