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.
Higuera is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Rio Rico on Friday. When Higuera last faced the Hawks back in October of 2023, he rushed for 221 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Gamescore: 36.57
Jacob Espinoza Dazzles in Amphitheater Victory
Amphitheater found a leader in Jacob Espinoza as the team took down Empire on Friday. Espinoza turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This year, 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
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday William Thwaits stepped things up a notch to give Sahuarita the 'W'. Rio Rico had no answer to Thwaits as he made five total tackles.
The win got Sahuarita back to even at 3-3. Thwaits and Sahuarita will welcome Cholla at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.05
Jason Hurtado Makes It Two for Douglas
Another Douglas player making an appearance on this list is Jason Hurtado. He rushed for 72 yards and three touchdowns.
If history really does repeat itself, Hurtado might just drop another big game when he faces off 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 is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Cholla on Friday. Fuangunyi rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Chargers duked it out back in October of 2023.
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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