3A Southern Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Gavyn Frederick Drops League-Best Performance on Thursday
Starting off the list is Moapa Valley's Gavyn Frederick, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Frederick made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Frederick must have Pahrump Valley's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Frederick made 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss) the last time he and the Trojans duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 45.88
Drew Dixon Dazzles in Virgin Valley Victory
Drew Dixon was instrumental in extending Virgin Valley's winning streak to four on Thursday. Nobody could stop Dixon as he rushed for 196 yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards.
Virgin Valley's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Dixon will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Mater Academy East Las Vegas on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.48
Another Game with at Least Two Rushing Touchdowns from Kayne Horibe
Kayne Horibe continued his hot streak on Thursday by dropping his third-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least two rushing touchdowns. He threw for 299 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns.
Pahrump Valley now has a losing record at 3-4. Horibe and Pahrump Valley will square off against The Meadows School at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.73
Caden Rawson Makes It Two for Moapa Valley
The second Moapa Valley player making an appearance here is Caden Rawson, and for good reason. He rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
This year, Rawson has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 55.9 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 3.88 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.30
Damien Nevil Goes Supernova in Sports Leadership & Management Loss
Rounding off our Top Five is Damien Nevil of Sports Leadership & Management. Nevil picked up 72 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 109 yards.
Virgin Valley had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Nevil it was a similar story. When Nevil last faced the Bulldogs back in November of 2023, he rushed for 240 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 37.02
Other Notable Players
- Alaijah Young: 253 yards passing; 65 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 33.67)
- Dayvone White: 5 sacks and 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 33.50)
- Talon Schraft: 168 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 33.43)
- Decker Lee: 75 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.25)
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