4A Region 9 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!
Mccord Christiansen Delivers Best Effort of Season
Mccord Christiansen produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Crimson Cliffs to the win on Friday. Christiansen's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 107 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Christiansen must have Pine View's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. When Christiansen last faced the Panthers back in October of 2023, he rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Gamescore: 54.68
Isaac Andresen Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Desert Hills got the W thanks in part to Isaac Andresen playing the best football he has all season. Andresen rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.3 yards per carry.
The win (which was Desert Hills' third in a row) raised their record to 5-3. Andresen and Desert Hills will take on Cedar at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 35.60
Gerritt Grondel's Big Game Leads Desert Hills over Hurricane
Another Desert Hills player making an appearance on this list is Gerritt Grondel. He threw for 166 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Grondel has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 164.9 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.27
Mckay Wright Turns in Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles
Mckay Wright produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Crimson Cliffs to the win on Friday. Wright wasn't messing around, forcing a fumble and making 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception. The matchup was his 15th straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
If history really does repeat itself, Wright might just drop another big game when he faces off against Dixie on Wednesday. Wright made 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss) and snagged an interception the last time he and the Flyers duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 31.00
A Season-Best Performance from Max Griffiths Leads Crimson Cliffs over Pine View
Max Griffiths produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Crimson Cliffs to the win on Friday. Griffiths wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making 11 total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. The game was his ninth straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This season, Griffiths has averaged 10.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 1.89 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 29.75
Other Notable Players
- Ryder Sherratt: 254 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.03)
- Caleb Paule: 42 yards receiving; 111 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.45)
- Aisa Lopati: 2 sacks, 4 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Van Dailey: 87 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.78)
- Mason Schuman: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
