3A Coastal 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!
Tareavion Mageo Has Career Rushing Day
Starting off the list is White Oak's Tareavion Mageo, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Mageo rushed for 292 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run.
The win was the fifth in a row for White Oak, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Mageo and White Oak will host Dixon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 67.60
Big Game from Gulat As Dixon Won 37-15
Thanks in part to JJ Gulat, Dixon said goodbye to their three-game losing streak. Gulat did his part (and then some), rushing for 201 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry for the 'W'. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 103 rushing yards.
On the year, Gulat has averaged 16.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 50.67
Tanner Payne Dazzles in West Carteret Loss
While Tanner Payne delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for West Carteret. Payne was dynamite, throwing for 403 yards and five touchdowns.
This season, Payne has thrown 24 touchdowns while averaging 279.3 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 27.69 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 92.01 passer rating.
Gamescore: 36.47
Richlands Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Caleb Simco
Richlands picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Caleb Simco. Nobody could stop Simco as he rushed for 230 yards on only nine carries, and also threw for 117 yards on eight of 15 attempts. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Richlands pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Simco and Richlands will head out on the road to face off against West Carteret at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.20
Semaj Thompson and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Semaj Thompson was instrumental in extending Richlands's winning streak to seven on Friday. Thompson did his part (and then some), picking up five sacks and making 11 total tackles for the 'W'.
On the year, Thompson has averaged 5.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 6.5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 35.00
Other Notable Players
- Jasiah Jones: 167 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 30.87)
- Montez Jimenez: 85 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 1 TD receiving (Gamescore: 27.18)
- Joshua Bauman: 70 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.13)
- Jay Murray: 92 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.78)
- Anthony Baker: 97 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.40)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
