5A Division III Southern 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!
Tanner Vibabul Turns in Season-Best Performance
Tanner Vibabul produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Las Vegas to the win on Friday. Vibabul threw for 185 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Las Vegas' win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Vibabul and Las Vegas will take on Centennial at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 60.53
A Season-Best Effort from Mychael Walker Leads Las Vegas over Durango
On Friday, Las Vegas got the W thanks in part to Mychael Walker playing the best football he has all season. Walker picked up 121 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
This season, Walker has caught 13 touchdowns while averaging 104.4 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 41.37
Shayden Kawelo Delivers Best Effort of Season
Clark came up short on Friday despite Shayden Kawelo delivering his best game to date. Kawelo picked up 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 30 yards. He is becoming a predictor of Clark's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-4 when he doesn't).
Clark is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5. Kawelo and Clark will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Sunrise Mountain at 6:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 30.93
TAUALA Made His Presence Known in Clark's 28-27 Loss
Another Clark player making an appearance on this list is MJAY TAUALA. He threw for 173 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 30 yards.
This year, TAUALA has thrown 12 touchdowns while averaging 177.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.13
Alexander Mercurius Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Alexander Mercurius of Durango. Mercurius threw for 214 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 34 yards.
Durango moved to 6-3 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak. Mercurius and Durango will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Desert Oasis at 6:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 25.07
Other Notable Players
- Michael Soto: 122 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.62)
- Nysear Smith: 20 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.25)
- Treyvion Mitchell: 48 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.13)
- Makai Miller: 86 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.68)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
