6A Northeast Valley 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Elias Johnson Leads Saguaro over Chaparral
Saguaro was led to victory by Elias Johnson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Johnson rushed for 201 yards while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 58 yards.
Saguaro moved to 1-6 with that win, which also ended their six-game losing streak. Johnson's next game is against Liberty on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 46.02
Jones Made His Presence Known in Saguaro's 35-21 Win
Saguaro's six-game losing streak is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Marcel Jones. Jones did his part (and then some), throwing for 250 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 35 yards and two touchdowns for the 'W'.
This season, Jones has thrown 5 touchdowns while averaging 208.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.77
Chaparral Comes Up Short Despite Huge Game from Underclassman Cam Allen
Underclassman Cam Allen came into Friday's match looking to prove himself and that's exactly what he did. Nobody could stop he on Friday as he threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns.
Allen and Chaparral will be playing at home against Centennial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Allen will face off against Ethan Beltran, the Coyotes' 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: 30.83
While Jhaheem Brown delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Centennial. Despite the loss, Brown was still balling out as he picked up 157 receiving yards and two touchdowns. His longest reception was for an incredible 70 yards.
Centennial's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. Brown and Centennial are on the road again on Friday to play Chaparral at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 29.82
Brody Johnson Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Brody Johnson of Liberty. Johnson wasn't messing around on Friday, picking up 1.5 sacks and making 11 total tackles (3.5 for loss). The match was his fourth straight with eight or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Liberty pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Johnson and Liberty will square off against Saguaro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 25.75
Other Notable Players
- Hayden Fletcher: 278 yards passing; 74 yards rushing (Gamescore: 24.83)
- Taurean Hall: 3 sacks and 4 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Dominic Lombardo: 38 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 22.67)
- Kainan Manna: 214 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 21.27)
- Cannon Garday: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
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