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. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 85 yards.
Lee Williams is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Doxtader and Lee Williams will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. 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 victory 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 Has Career Rushing Day
Coconino was led to victory by Colton Buckingham, who turned in his biggest game of the season 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.
If the past is any indication, Buckingham could be in store for another big game when he takes on Apache Junction on Friday. Buckingham threw for 196 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 passes the last time he and the Prospectors duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 32.03
Quinn Came Up Big in Lee Williams' 49-26 Defeat
Another Lee Williams player making an appearance on this list is Morgan Quinn. He threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns.
This season, Quinn has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 196.3 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging one passing yard per game.
Gamescore: 24.93
Ethan Jeffs Turns in Season-Best Effort
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 was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 55 yards.
For the season, 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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