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!
Martin Came Up Big in Sahuarita's 42-21 Victory
Starting off the list is Sahuarita's Rasheed Martin, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Martin threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Those 76 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
For the year, Martin has thrown 17 touchdowns (and and only 2 pick) while averaging 120 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 15.88 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.63
Pedro Felix Has Career Rushing Day
Pedro Felix posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Felix has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 18.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.88
Duncan Posts Huge Game in 43-20 Victory
Brycen Duncan put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September on Friday. He threw for 181 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Duncan has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 125.6 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after ten games last season, he was only averaging 48.63 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 82.54 passer rating.
Gamescore: 27.37
Daniel Barajas Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Daniel Barajas posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Rincon/University over Empire on Friday. Barajas rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Barajas has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 51.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.22 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.80
Other Notable Players
- Alden Fox: 1 interception and 9 total tackles (Gamescore: 22.57)
- Sergio Burgos Jr: 1 interception and 8 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.08)
- Jhaden Williams: 66 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.65)
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