6A Desert Valley 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 Monday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Cameron Mailloux Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Mountain Ridge was led to victory by Cameron Mailloux, who turned in her biggest game of the season on Thursday. Mailloux rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (101.7). The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in rushing yards.
Mountain Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Mailloux and Mountain Ridge will take on Tolleson at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Gamescore: 50.72
Emma Langer Turns in Season-Best Performance
Emma Langer produced her most outstanding game to date while leading Mountain Ridge to the win on Thursday. Langer picked up 173 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Langer has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 73.5 receiving yards per game. She's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, she had three receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 23.97
O'connor Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Bella Wolf
Bella Wolf was instrumental in extending O'Connor's winning streak to five on Wednesday. Wolf turned in nothing short of a gem, making 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
O'Connor pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Wolf and O'Connor will be playing in front of their home fans against Shadow Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Gamescore: 20.00
Malayah Wilson Turns in Another Game with at Least Two Sacks
West Point came up short on Wednesday despite Malayah Wilson delivering her best game to date. Wilson wasn't messing around, picking up three sacks and making five total tackles. The game was her third straight with two or more sacks dating back to last season.
On the season, Wilson has averaged 2.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 9 sacks.
Gamescore: 19.50
Nelson Posts Huge Game in 30-0 Win
Another Mountain Ridge player making an appearance on this list is Talia Nelson. She made eight total tackles and defended five passes.
On the year, Nelson has averaged 5.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 19.50
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
