5A Northwest Valley 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!
Dylan Hayhurst's Big Game Leads Goldwater over Ironwood
Starting off the list is Goldwater's Dylan Hayhurst, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Hayhurst rushed for 333 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 111 rushing yards.
Hayhurst and Goldwater will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Mountain Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st. The last time Hayhurst took on the Mountain Lions, he rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 75.58
Paul Came Up Big in Ironwood's 44-21 Loss
Ironwood had to settle for second on Friday, but Khavontae Paul sure wasn't going down easily. Goldwater had no answer to Paul as he rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Paul's longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards.
Ironwood has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-3 record this season. Paul and Ironwood will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Willow Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 27.00
Nicholas Morrow Makes It Two for Ironwood
Keeping Paul company is Nicholas Morrow, a fellow Ironwood player. He rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Morrow has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 46.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 10.40
Gabe Smith Makes It Two for Goldwater
The second Goldwater player making an appearance here is Gabe Smith, and for good reason. He rushed for 28 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Smith has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 18.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 10.40
A Constellation of Stars for Ironwood
Another Ironwood player making an appearance on this list is Xadiel (Abel) Silva. He rushed for 14 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Silva has averaged 29.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.17 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 9.08
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