4A Grand Canyon 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Thomas Doxtader Leads Lee Williams over Coconino
Lee Williams came up short on Friday despite Thomas Doxtader delivering his best game to date. Doxtader picked up 141 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 80 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 85 yards.
Lee Williams is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Doxtader and Lee Williams will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Flagstaff at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 48.77
Fernando Ramirez Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Fernando Ramirez produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Coconino to the win on Friday. Ramirez rushed for 162 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 36 receiving yards. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (110) per game.
The win got Coconino back to even at 3-3. Ramirez and Coconino will face off against Apache Junction at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.77
Colton Buckingham Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Friday, Coconino got the W thanks in part to Colton Buckingham playing the best football he has all season. Buckingham threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes, and also rushed for 68 yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Buckingham is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Apache Junction on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Buckingham saw the Prospectors), he threw for 196 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Gamescore: 32.03
Quinn Came Up Big in Lee Williams' 49-26 Defeat
The second Lee Williams player making an appearance here is Morgan Quinn, and for good reason. He threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns.
For the season, Quinn has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 196.3 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging one passing yard per game.
Gamescore: 24.93
Ethan Jeffs Turns in Season-Best Performance
Ethan Jeffs produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Coconino to the win on Friday. Jeffs picked up 81 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 55 yards.
This year, Jeffs has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 40.2 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 17.33 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.02
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