4A D8 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played from last Wednesday through Saturday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Performance from Sadie Avery Leads Newsome over Gaither
Newsome was led to victory by Sadie Avery, who turned in her biggest game of the season on Thursday. Avery threw for 219 yards and five touchdowns, which was good enough to set a new career-high in passing touchdowns.
Newsome pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Avery and Newsome will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Robinson at 7:30 p.m. on March 25th.
Gamescore: 49.90
Katelyn Wagner Turns in Season-Best Performance
Newsome was led to victory by Katelyn Wagner, who turned in her biggest game of the season on Thursday. Wagner picked up 80 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
On the season, Wagner has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 44.3 receiving yards per game. She is looking even better than she did last year: after ten games last season, she was only averaging 2.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.08
Nyla Gigger Posts Best Receiving Yard Performance over Her Last Three Games
Nyla Gigger put up the most receiving yards she's had over her last three matchups on Wednesday. She picked up 50 receiving yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Sumner and nudges their season record down to 6-4. Gigger and Sumner will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Wharton at 7:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 21.83
A Constellation of Stars for Newsome
Another Newsome player making an appearance on this list is Zolene Ansah. She picked up 43 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, Ansah has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 36.7 receiving yards per game. She is looking even better than she did last year: after ten games last season, she had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 19.55
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