2A Salt Top Football Player Performances

Highlighting the Best of the Best

By Team Reports

Oct 22, 2024, 3:40am

2A Salt 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!

Kaleb (Bubba) Burras Crosses Big Stat Threshold

Starting off the list is Heritage Academy's Kaleb (Bubba) Burras, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. (Bubba) Burras rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 57 yards and a touchdown. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (103.4). He is becoming a predictor of Heritage Academy's success: when he posts at least 100 rushing yards the team is 4-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).

San Tan Charter's probably not too fond of (Bubba) Burras given he always seems to get the better of them. (Bubba) Burras rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also threw for 97 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes the last time he and the Roadrunners duked it out back in October of 2023.

Gamescore: 40.10

Paul Soltero Dazzles in Heritage Academy Loss

Paul Soltero put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 122 yards on only 12 carries, and also caught a touchdown.

For the season, Soltero has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 52.2 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had four receiving touchdowns.

Gamescore: 37.20

San Tan Charter Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Benny Sharpe

San Tan Charter picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Benny Sharpe. Nobody could stop Sharpe as he rushed for 70 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.

San Tan Charter's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Sharpe and San Tan Charter will face off against NFL Yet Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Gamescore: 34.50

Uriah Neloms and Co. Win Eighth in a Row

Uriah Neloms was instrumental in extending San Tan Charter's winning streak to eight on Friday. Neloms was unstoppable, rushing for 92 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 110 yards and a touchdown while completing 87.5% of his passes. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 85 yards.

This season, Neloms has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 153.1 passing yards per game.

Gamescore: 34.33

Aaron Crawford Goes Supernova in Chandler Prep Win

Rounding off our Top Five is Aaron Crawford of Chandler Prep. Crawford picked up 220 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 86 yards.

Crawford and Chandler Prep will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Heritage Academy at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st. The game will pit Crawford up against the Heroes' star pass catcher Paul Soltero. The only thing left to do is find out who's the greater deep ball threat. You'll have to watch the game to know for sure.