4A West 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!
Rocky Stallworth Goes Supernova in Yuma Catholic Victory
Starting off the list is Yuma Catholic's Rocky Stallworth, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Stallworth picked up three sacks and made 14 total tackles (4.0 for loss). What's more, he also racked up 15 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023.
On the season, Stallworth has averaged 15.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 8 sacks. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.14 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 5.57 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 46.37
Another Game with at Least Three Passing Touchdowns from Nash Ott
Nash Ott put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2023 on Thursday. He threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Ott might have his next game, a road matchup with Buckeye, circled on his calendar. When Ott last faced the Hawks back in October of 2023, he threw for 294 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Gamescore: 34.17
Hunter Hancock Makes It Three for Yuma Catholic
Another Yuma Catholic player making an appearance on this list is Hunter Hancock. He rushed for 14 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 32 receiving yards.
On the season, Hancock has averaged 35 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to four.
Gamescore: 27.60
Wallwork Came Up Big in Northwest Christian's 35-0 Win
Laki Wallwork was instrumental in extending Northwest Christian's winning streak to four on Friday. Lake Havasu had no answer to Wallwork as he threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Northwest Christian pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Wallwork and Northwest Christian will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on St. Mary's at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 25.67
Nolan Brown Delivers Best Effort of Season
St. Mary was led to victory by Nolan Brown, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Brown picked up three sacks, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles. He is becoming a predictor of St. Mary's success: when he posts at least four total tackles the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
St. Mary's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-3. Brown and St. Mary's will challenge Lake Havasu at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.25
Other Notable Players
- Sir Stokes: 113 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.72)
- Nathan Johannes: 84 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 47 yards receiving (Gamescore: 20.47)
- Daryl Little II: 51 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.35)
- Dre Bair: 1 TD ; 37 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.87)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
