1A Frontier Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Effort from Machaon Puga Leads Prospect Ridge Academy over Platte Canyon
On Saturday, Prospect Ridge Academy got the W thanks in part to Machaon Puga playing the best football he has all season. Puga picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 130 yards.all of that, receiving production came thanks to one massive catch
On the season, Puga has averaged 87.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.43 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.88
Forge Christian Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Dante Vigil
Forge Christian picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Dante Vigil. Vigil did his part (and then some), making 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) for the 'W'.
Forge Christian pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Vigil and Forge Christian will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Platte Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 37.68
Carter Hogsett's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Platte Canyon came up short on Saturday despite Carter Hogsett delivering his best game to date. Hogsett rushed for 234 yards while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 52 yards.
For the year, Hogsett has averaged 17.5 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 0.83 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 72.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 31.88
Big Game from Strange As Forge Christian Won 42-0
Sullivan Strange was instrumental in extending Forge Christian's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Strange as he threw for 159 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes.
This year, Strange has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 163 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 22.86 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 49.71 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 28.50
Euli Tafoya and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Euli Tafoya's big game helped extend Forge Christian's winning streak to seven on Friday. Tafoya was unstoppable, rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
On the season, Tafoya has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 92.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.75
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