5A Southern Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Akemi Higa and Co. Win 18th in a Row
Akemi Higa's big game helped extend Desert Oasis's winning streak to 18 on Thursday. Shadow Ridge had no answer to Higa as she rushed for 127 yards on only 11 carries, and also threw for 124 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes. Those 127 rushing yards gave Higa a new career-high.
Shadow Ridge had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Higa it was a similar story. Higa rushed for 96 yards and one touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 82 yards and one touchdown the last time she and the Mustangs duked it out back in December of 2024.
Gamescore: 51.67
Big Game from Higa As Desert Oasis Won 20-0
Akiko Higa's big game helped extend Desert Oasis's winning streak to 18 on Thursday. Higa turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
If the past is any indication, Higa could be in store for another big game when she takes on Palo Verde on Monday. Higa picked up 128 receiving yards and two touchdowns the last time she and the Panthers duked it out last Monday.
Gamescore: 34.73
Kaaliyah Robinson was instrumental in extending Desert Oasis's winning streak to 18 on Thursday. Robinson was in on the action, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles.
This year, Robinson has averaged 5.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 25 sacks.
Gamescore: 19.00
Savanna Mcdow Makes It Two for Shadow Ridge
Keeping Finlinson company is Savanna McDow, a fellow Shadow Ridge player. She rushed for 87 yards.
For the season, McDow has averaged 81.4 rushing yards per game. She's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, she was only averaging 30.57 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 12.48
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
