2A South East 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!
Cael Buxton Delivers Electric Performance Vs La Junta
Starting off the list is Lamar's Cael Buxton, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Buxton picked up 102 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
The victory for Lamar keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. Buxton and Lamar are taking a road trip to challenge Woodland Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.03
A Season-Best Effort from Jordan Jones Leads Banning Lewis Academy over Woodland Park
On Friday, Banning Lewis Academy had to settle for second even though Jordan Jones put up the best numbers he has all season. Jones picked up 113 receiving yards and a touchdown. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 85 yards.
On the season, Jones has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 50.2 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 15 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.13
Diego Estrada Delivers Best Effort of Season
Lamar was led to victory by Diego Estrada, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Estrada made 18 total tackles.
This season, Estrada has averaged 14.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.32
Woodland Park Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Matteo Pizarro
Matteo Pizarro's big game helped extend Woodland Park's winning streak to five on Friday. Pizarro wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss). The game was his third straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.8 total tackles per game.
For the season, Pizarro has averaged 5.8 total tackles per game and for the season has those 2 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 2.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.50
Big Game from Joseph Schoenberger As Woodland Park Won 43-7
Marqus Joseph Schoenberger was instrumental in extending Woodland Park's winning streak to five on Friday. Nobody could stop Joseph Schoenberger as he rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 94 yards and a touchdown.
If history really does repeat itself, Joseph Schoenberger might just drop another big game when he faces off against Lamar on Friday. When Joseph Schoenberger last faced the Thunder back in October of 2023, he threw for 281 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt.
Gamescore: 25.97
Other Notable Players
- Noah Howard: 142 yards passing; 120 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.98)
- Alex Aguilar: 105 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
