5A Division I Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Maximino Ramos Delivers Best Effort of Season
Basic was led to victory by Maximino Ramos, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Ramos picked up three sacks, forced a fumble, and made 11 total tackles.
Basic moved to 2-6 with that win, which also ended their five-game losing streak. Ramos and Basic will challenge Bishop Gorman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.75
Te'o Came Up Big in Desert Pines' 38-14 Defeat
Isaiah Te'O put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in August on Thursday. He rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Desert Pines and nudges their season record down to 2-6. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars faces off against Coronado at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.68
Underclassman Ezra Sanelivi Major Player in Liberty Victory
Underclassman Ezra Sanelivi came into Thursday's game looking to prove himself and that's exactly what he did. Desert Pines had no answer to Sanelivi on Thursday as he rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Sanelivi is becoming a predictor of Liberty's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 0-4 when he doesn't).
For the year, Sanelivi has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 72.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 29.40
Basic's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Louden Cahill
Louden Cahill helped snap Basic's five-game losing streak. Cahill did his part (and then some), picking up 54 receiving yards and a touchdown for the 'W'.
This season, Cahill has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 34 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.15
Jonathan Coar Turns in Season-Best Effort
Bishop Gorman was led to victory by Jonathan Coar, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Coar rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Bishop Gorman, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Coar and Bishop Gorman will take on Basic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.10
Other Notable Players
- Thaddeus Thatcher: 256 yards passing; 2 TDs rushing (Gamescore: 25.27)
- Elijah Jones: 56 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.10)
- Madden Spielberg: 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Jayveon Rose: 223 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 18.47)
- Maika Eugenio: 212 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.43)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
