3A Metro 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!
Sawyer Wald Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sawyer Wald produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Lutheran to the win on Thursday. Wald rushed for 266 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per carry. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Lutheran's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Wald will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Hinkley on Thursday.
Gamescore: 75.20
Boston Harris Turns in Season-Best Effort
Standley Lake came up short on Thursday despite Boston Harris delivering his best game to date. Harris picked up 168 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Standley Lake dropped their record down to 2-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. Harris and Standley Lake will be playing at home against Littleton at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 40.57
Liam Graham Dazzles in Standley Lake Loss
Another Standley Lake player making an appearance on this list is Liam Graham. He rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also picked up 56 receiving yards. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 84 yards.
On the year, Graham has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 110.3 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 30.23
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Xavier Agosto stepped things up a notch to give Kennedy the 'W'. Agosto was unstoppable, rushing for 26 yards and two touchdowns. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making three total tackles.
Kennedy's victory ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. Agosto and Kennedy will challenge Holy Family at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 21.85
Urijah Garcia Makes It Two for Kennedy
Another Kennedy player making an appearance on this list is Urijah Garcia. He made nine total tackles (5.0 for loss).
This season, Garcia has averaged 5.3 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 20.50
Other Notable Players
- Teagan Leighton: 24 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.90)
- Marcelis Allen: 103 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.57)
- Jack Wesolowski: 47 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.20)
- Isaac Trujillo: 78 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
