1A Frontier Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Machaon Puga Delivers Best Effort of Season
Prospect Ridge Academy was led to victory by Machaon Puga, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Puga picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 130 yards.incredibly, Puga got all that yardage with just one huge grab
On the year, Puga has averaged 87.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.43 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.88
Dante Vigil and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Dante Vigil's big game helped extend Forge Christian's winning streak to seven on Friday. Vigil was unstoppable, making 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Forge Christian pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Vigil and Forge Christian will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Platte Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 37.68
Carter Hogsett's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Platte Canyon came up short on Saturday despite Carter Hogsett delivering his best game to date. Hogsett rushed for 234 yards while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 52 yards.
This year, Hogsett has averaged 17.5 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 0.83 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 72.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 31.88
Strange Made His Presence Known in Forge Christian's 42-0 Win
Forge Christian picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Sullivan Strange. Strange was unstoppable, throwing for 159 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes.
On the season, Strange has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 163 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 22.86 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 49.71 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 28.50
Forge Christian Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Euli Tafoya
Forge Christian picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Euli Tafoya. Tafoya was unstoppable, rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
This year, Tafoya has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 92.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.75
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