Western 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!
Liberal Gets a Boost from Porras in 23-6 Win
Starting off the list is Liberal's Xavier Porras, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Porras rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 96-yard run.
Porras and Liberal will play host again on Friday to welcome Great Bend, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. The last time Porras took on the Panthers, he rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 42.40
A Season-Best Performance from Xavier Tafoya Leads Liberal over Garden City
Xavier Tafoya produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Liberal to the win on Friday. Tafoya made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Garden City had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Tafoya it was a similar story. When Tafoya last faced the Buffaloes back in September of 2023, he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles.
Gamescore: 32.27
Great Bend Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Daxton Minton
Daxton Minton's big game helped extend Great Bend's winning streak to five on Friday. Dodge City had no answer to Minton as he threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 86 yards on only nine carries.
Minton and Great Bend will challenge Liberal at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Minton will face off against Tevin Cotter, the Redskins' star quarterback. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 29.30
Adan Amador Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Liberal got the W thanks in part to Adan Amador playing the best football he has all season. Amador made 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 6 total tackles per game.
This year, Amador has averaged 6 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 28.00
Aidan Davidson Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Great Bend got the W thanks in part to Aidan Davidson playing the best football he has all season. Davidson picked up three sacks and made five total tackles.
On the year, Davidson has averaged 6.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 24.75
Other Notable Players
- Marco Alonso: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.50)
- Ian Premer: 67 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.22)
- Landon Martinez: 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Alan Rios: 95 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.60)
- Giovani Duran: 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
