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!
A Season-Best Effort from Ivan Higuera Leads Douglas over Cholla
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 might have his next game, a home matchup with Rio Rico, circled on his calendar. 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's Big Game Leads Amphitheater over Empire
Amphitheater found a leader in Jacob Espinoza as the team took down Empire on Friday. Espinoza did his part (and then some), rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown for the 'W'.
For the year, Espinoza has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 22.8 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 25.8 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 58 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 32.38
Sahuarita found a leader in William Thwaits as the team took down Rio Rico on Friday. Thwaits was dynamite, making five total tackles.
The win got Sahuarita back to even at 3-3. Thwaits and Sahuarita will look to defend their home field on Friday against Cholla at 7:00 p.m.
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.
Hurtado might have his next game, a home matchup with Rio Rico, circled on his calendar. 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 might have his next game, a road matchup with Cholla, circled on his calendar. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Fuangunyi saw the Chargers), he rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 24.42
Other Notable Players
- Sergio Burgos Jr: 1 sack, 1 interception, and 6 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
