4A Grand Canyon 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Thomas Doxtader Leads Lee Williams over Coconino
Lee Williams came up short on Friday despite Thomas Doxtader delivering his best game to date. Doxtader picked up 141 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 80 yards and a touchdown. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 85 yards.
Lee Williams is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Doxtader and Lee Williams will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Flagstaff at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 48.77
Fernando Ramirez Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Coconino got the W thanks in part to Fernando Ramirez playing the best football he has all season. Ramirez rushed for 162 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 36 receiving yards. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (110) per game.
The win got Coconino back to even at 3-3. Ramirez and Coconino will challenge Apache Junction at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.77
Colton Buckingham's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Colton Buckingham produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Coconino to the win on Friday. Buckingham threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes, and also rushed for 68 yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Buckingham might have his next game, a home matchup with Apache Junction, circled on his calendar. When Buckingham last faced the Prospectors back in October of 2023, he threw for 196 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Gamescore: 32.03
Big Game from Quinn As Lee Williams Fell 49-26
The second Lee Williams player making an appearance here is Morgan Quinn, and for good reason. He threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns.
For the season, Quinn has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 196.3 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 22.03 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 92.34 passer rating.
Gamescore: 24.93
Ethan Jeffs Turns in Season-Best Performance
Coconino was led to victory by Ethan Jeffs, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Jeffs picked up 81 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 55 yards.
On the year, Jeffs has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 40.2 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 17.33 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.02
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