4A Gila 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!
Ivan Higuera Delivers Best Effort of Season
Ivan Higuera produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Douglas to the win on Friday. Higuera rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 115 yards and two touchdowns.
If history really does repeat itself, Higuera might just drop another big game when he faces off against Rio Rico on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Higuera saw the Hawks), he rushed for 221 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Gamescore: 36.57
Jacob Espinoza Delivers Electric Effort Vs Empire
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Jacob Espinoza stepped things up a notch to give Amphitheater the 'W'. Empire had no answer to Espinoza as he rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Espinoza has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 22.8 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after five games last season, he was only averaging 25.8 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 58 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 32.38
William Thwaits was a major factor in Sahuarita's win over Rio Rico on Friday. Rio Rico had no answer to Thwaits as he made five total tackles.
The victory got Sahuarita back to even at 3-3. Thwaits will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Cholla on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.05
Jason Hurtado Makes It Two for Douglas
The second Douglas player making an appearance here is Jason Hurtado, and for good reason. He rushed for 72 yards and three touchdowns.
Hurtado is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Rio Rico on Friday. Hurtado rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Hawks duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 24.80
Ngonkra Fuangunyi Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Ngonkra Fuangunyi of Empire. Fuangunyi rushed for 54 yards.
Fuangunyi might have his next game, a road matchup with Cholla, circled on his calendar. When Fuangunyi last faced the Chargers back in October of 2023, he rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 24.42
Other Notable Players
- Sergio Burgos Jr: 1 sack, 1 interception, and 6 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.75)
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