6A District 2 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Big Game from Reese As Los Lunas Fell 63-31
Starting off the list is Los Lunas's Kaiden Reese, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Reese rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 90 yards and two touchdowns.
Reese might have his next game, a home matchup with Santa Fe, circled on his calendar. Reese rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 85 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes the last time he and the Demons duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 31.50
Eric Mcafee Turns in Season-Best Effort
West Mesa was led to victory by Eric Mcafee, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mcafee wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss). The contest was his seventh straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season. He is becoming a predictor of West Mesa's success: when he posts at least two sacks the team is undefeated (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
This season, Mcafee has averaged 9.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.57 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 29.00
Atrisco Heritage Academy's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Alijah Lee
Atrisco Heritage Academy's three-game losing streak is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Alijah Lee. Lee did his part (and then some), rushing for 87 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 41 receiving yards for the 'W'.
Atrisco Heritage Academy's win bumped their record up to 2-5. Lee and Atrisco Heritage Academy will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Los Lunas at 11:00 a.m. on October 26th.
Gamescore: 27.67
Gilletti Made His Presence Known in West Mesa's 21-20 Win
The second West Mesa player making an appearance here is Ronnie Gilletti, and for good reason. He rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 135 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes.
This season, Gilletti has thrown those 1 touchdown while averaging 19.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.30
Jamari Phillips-Woods Makes It Three for West Mesa
Another West Mesa player making an appearance on this list is Jamari Phillips-Woods. He rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
For the season, Phillips-Woods has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 74.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.40
Other Notable Players
- J'Ven Smith: 158 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.72)
- Angel Aguilar: 11 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
