2A Northern 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!
Tommy Williams' Big Game Leads Incline over Silver Stage
Tommy Williams's big game helped extend Incline's winning streak to six on Friday. Williams turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 133 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 passes, while also rushing for 48 yards.
If history really does repeat itself, Williams might just drop another big game when he faces off against Yerington on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Williams saw the Lions), he rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 218 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.7% of his passes.
Gamescore: 36.47
Big Game from Guillen-Garcia As Coral Academy of Science - Reno Won 20-19
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Saturday Leonardo Guillen-Garcia stepped things up a notch to give Coral Academy of Science - Reno the 'W'. Battle Mountain had no answer to Guillen-Garcia as he made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Coral Academy of Science - Reno's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-4. Guillen-Garcia and Coral Academy of Science - Reno will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Pershing County at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 29.87
Nicolai Dierenga Makes It Two for Coral Academy of Science - Reno
Another Coral Academy of Science - Reno player making an appearance on this list is Nicolai Dierenga. He rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 65 yards.
This year, Dierenga has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 71 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 24.63 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.55
Adam Torres Has Career-Day on Saturday
Adam Torres posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Saturday. He picked up 42 receiving yards.
On the year, Torres has averaged 5.1 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 2.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.98
A Season-Best Performance from Halen Hanson Leads Incline over Silver Stage
Halen Hanson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Incline to the win on Friday. Hanson picked up 68 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Hanson has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 38.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.80
Other Notable Players
- Lucas Mcnamara: 52 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.95)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
