6A East Valley 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!
Lexi Harper's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Desert Ridge over Mountain View
Starting off the list is Desert Ridge's Lexi Harper, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Harper threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 72 yards. That's the most rushing yards she has posted since back in October of 2023.
On the season, Harper has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 171.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.77
Hailey Richmond Makes It Two for Desert Ridge
Another Desert Ridge player making an appearance on this list is Hailey Richmond. She picked up 97 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 40 yards.
This year, Richmond has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 51.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.55
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Thursday Khalia Dana stepped things up a notch to give Gilbert the 'W'. Chandler had no answer to Dana as she picked up 44 receiving yards.
Gilbert has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against Desert Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 24.82
Kaylin Schurger Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Another Desert Ridge player making an appearance on this list is Kaylin Schurger. She wasn't messing around on Thursday, picking up three sacks and making seven total tackles. The matchup was her third straight with five or more total tackles.
On the year, Schurger has averaged 4.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 10 sacks.
Gamescore: 22.50
Brooke Anundson Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Brooke Anundson of Williams Field. Anundson threw for 190 yards and three touchdowns.
On the year, Anundson has thrown those 3 touchdowns while averaging 27.3 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, she was only averaging 0.71 receiving yards per game. This year she is averaging 32 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 21.55
Other Notable Players
- Maci Kerns: 114 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.07)
- Ava Taliaferro: 221 yards passing; 45 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.23)
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