North Jersey - Meadowlands 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!
Dylan Cerciello Delivers Best Performance of Season
Saddle Brook came up short on Friday despite Dylan Cerciello delivering his best game to date. Cerciello rushed for 185 yards and five touchdowns. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in August of 2023. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 105 rushing yards.
For the season, Cerciello has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 100 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had four rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 64.75
Jayden Gatyas Has Career-Day on Friday
Jayden Gatyas posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made seven total tackles. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 52 yards.
On the season, Gatyas has averaged 5.4 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 47.29 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 82.71 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 61.83
Big Game from Napolitano As Hasbrouck Heights Won 28-7
Michael Napolitano's big game helped extend Hasbrouck Heights's winning streak to three on Friday. Napolitano was unstoppable, rushing for 207 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 207 rushing yards.
On the year, Napolitano has run in 13 touchdowns while averaging 168.9 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 10.71 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 46.85
Pj Coffey and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Pj Coffey was instrumental in extending Butler's winning streak to seven on Friday. Coffey did his part (and then some), picking up 128 receiving yards and a touchdown for the 'W'.
Butler pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Coffey and Butler will take on Glen Rock at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.40
David Smith Goes Supernova in Butler Win
Butler picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to David Smith. Smith was dynamite, throwing for 188 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 60 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
This year, Smith has thrown 19 touchdowns (and and only 1 pick) while averaging 154.9 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 43.4 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 136.47 passer rating.
Gamescore: 28.93
Other Notable Players
- Jake Summers: 77 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.50)
- Yadi Perez: 76 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
