Western Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Jack Thomas Goes Supernova in Palisades Victory
Starting off the list is Palisades's Jack Thomas, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Thomas threw for 225 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown.
The victory (which was Palisades' third in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Thomas and Palisades will be playing at home against Venice at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.30
Joshua Aaron Delivers Best Effort of Season
Venice was led to victory by Joshua Aaron, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Aaron rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also picked up 57 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This season, Aaron has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 24 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had two rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to six.
Gamescore: 39.27
Big Game from Hightower As Westchester Fell 42-34
Westchester was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Jayden Hightower did his best to prevent it. Despite the loss, Hightower was still balling out as he threw for 327 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.1% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Hightower and Westchester will face off against Fairfax at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hightower will face off against Donovan Shirley, the Lions' star QB. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 35.50
Justen Key Makes It Two for Westchester
Keeping Hightower company is Justen Key, a fellow Westchester player. He rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown.
Key and Westchester will face off against Fairfax at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The game will pit Key up against the Lions' star rusher Keeoni Johnson. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 33.22
Nicholas Jacobo Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Nicholas Jacobo of Hamilton. Jacobo picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles.
Hamilton is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Jacobo and Hamilton will look to defend their home field on Friday against University at 7:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 28.70
Other Notable Players
- Kai Matthews: 1 sack, (1TD), 7 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 2 forced fumbles (Gamescore: 24.75)
- Harrison Carter: 75 yards rushing; 80 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.65)
- Connor Petoyan: 1 interception (1TD) and 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Jaiden Noel: 164 yards passing (Gamescore: 15.33)
- Max Hejazi: 90 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
