6A Region 3 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!
Taumoepeau Made His Presence Known in Westlake's 34-14 Defeat
Starting off the list is Westlake's Nusi Taumoepeau, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Taumoepeau made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss). He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 67 yards.
Westlake's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-7. Taumoepeau will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Lone Peak on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 52.50
Kaneal Sweetwyne Dazzles in Skyridge Win
Skyridge picked up their fourth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Kaneal Sweetwyne. Pleasant Grove had no answer to Sweetwyne as he threw for 254 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 34 yards.
Skyridge pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Sweetwyne and Skyridge will square off against American Fork at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 39.83
Kepa Niumeitolu Turns in Season-Best Performance
Kepa Niumeitolu produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Lone Peak to the win on Thursday. Niumeitolu threw for 194 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also rushed for 72 yards.
This season, Niumeitolu has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 168.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.52
Legend Glasker Crosses Big Stat Threshold
While Legend Glasker delivered a dominant performance on Thursday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Lehi. Glasker was excellent, picking up 226 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He's now once again averaging 100+ receiving yards (122) per game. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 53 yards.
On the season, Glasker has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 122 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.35
Big Game from Niu As Lehi Fell 24-21
Keeping Glasker company is Jett Niu, a fellow Lehi player. He threw for 327 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Niu has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 219.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.30
Other Notable Players
- Cade Wilkinson: 129 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.40)
- Ike Staley: (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Devaughn Eka: 71 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.33)
- David Gaisford Jr.: 154 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.67)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
