1B Southwest (8 Man) Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Jayden Stoddard Turns in Season-Best Effort
Jayden Stoddard produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Wahkiakum to the win on Friday. Stoddard threw for 274 yards and five touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 80 yards.
For the season, Stoddard has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 198 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging ten passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 106.62
Resseau Came Up Big in Sound Christian's 66-0 Victory
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Saturday Kona Resseau stepped things up a notch to give Sound Christian the 'W'. Nobody could stop Resseau as he rushed for 185 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 178 yards and a touchdown on only 11 passes. His longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards.
Sound Christian's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-1. Resseau and Sound Christian will challenge Oakville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 80.82
Another Game with at Least Two Receiving Touchdowns from Daniel Rodas
Oakville was led to victory by Daniel Rodas, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Rodas wasn't messing around, picking up 312 receiving yards and four touchdowns. The match was his fifth straight with two or more receiving touchdowns dating back to last season. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 88 yards.
Unfortunately for Taholah, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Rodas. When Rodas last faced the Chitwhins back in September of 2023, he picked up 212 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 64.70
Gio Rodas Makes It Two for Oakville
Another Oakville player making an appearance on this list is Gio Rodas. He threw for 378 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 38 yards. He didn't just play on offense: he also made seven total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Rodas might have his next game, a road matchup with Sound Christian, circled on his calendar. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Rodas saw the Lions), he threw for 280 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Gamescore: 52.30
Ronin Rutzer Goes Supernova in Ocosta Loss
Rounding off our Top Five is Ronin Rutzer of Ocosta. Rutzer rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 33 receiving yards.
For the year, Rutzer has averaged 12 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.82
Other Notable Players
- Jack Strange: 46 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 1 TD receiving (Gamescore: 35.18)
- Gage Robinson: 101 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 34.35)
- Gus Burkhalter: 89 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 33.50)
- Sam Hunt: 155 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 32.67)
- Scott Henington: 25 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.03)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
