4A District 1 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Castro Came Up Big in Bernalillo's 37-6 Win
Starting off the list is Bernalillo's Uriel Castro, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Castro threw for 224 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Bernalillo's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Castro and Bernalillo will head out on the road to challenge Bloomfield at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 45.58
A Season-Best Effort from Nathan Encinias Leads Bernalillo over Chaparral
Bernalillo was led to victory by Nathan Encinias, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Encinias made five total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended two passes, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making five total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
This season, Encinias has averaged 4.1 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 interceptions. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 10.91 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 53.73 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 43.72
Leonard Martinez Has Career-Day on Friday
Leonard Martinez posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble, made two total tackles, and defended three passes.
The win (which was Espanola Valley's third in a row) raised their record to 9-3. Martinez and Espanola Valley will face off against St. Pius X at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 37.60
While Grants might've come up empty on Saturday, Isaiah Ortega wasn't going down without a fight. St. Pius X had no answer to Ortega as he picked up 49 receiving yards.
This year, Ortega has averaged 42.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.73
Bloomfield Wins Tenth-Straight Thanks to Peyton Duncan
Peyton Duncan was instrumental in extending Bloomfield's winning streak to ten on Saturday. Duncan's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 129 rushing yards. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 69 yards.
Bloomfield pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Duncan and Bloomfield will take on Bernalillo at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 34.10
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