4A District 2 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!
A Season-Best Effort from William Braun Leads Albuquerque Academy over Manzano
Albuquerque Academy was led to victory by William Braun, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Braun threw for 372 yards and six touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
With the win, Albuquerque Academy broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-4. Braun and Albuquerque Academy will square off against Silver at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 58.90
Hershul Olloway Jr's Big Game Leads St. Pius X over Portales
St. Pius X picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Hershul Olloway Jr. Olloway Jr did his part (and then some), rushing for 151 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry for the 'W'. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 62 yards.
For the season, Olloway Jr has run in 13 touchdowns while averaging 137 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.45
Cayl Cox-Liggins Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Cayl Cox-Liggins produced his most outstanding game to date while leading St. Pius X to the win on Friday. Cox-Liggins picked up 183 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He's now once again averaging 100+ receiving yards (103.6) per game. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 61 yards.
This season, Cox-Liggins has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 103.6 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 44.30
Isaiah Carpenter Turns in Season-Best Effort
St. Pius X was led to victory by Isaiah Carpenter, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Carpenter threw for 312 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt.
This year, Carpenter has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 220 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 43.94 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 89.21 passer rating.
Gamescore: 39.50
Other Notable Players
- Jett Galles: 197 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 28 yards rushing (Gamescore: 35.83)
- Kolbe Padilla: 1 sack and 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 29.00)
- Aiden Erickson: 131 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 22 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.37)
- Leandro Garcia: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Justin Duran: 52 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.88)
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