This Week's Top Player Performances from Across the League
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!
Xavier Cocci Dazzles in Skyline Win
Starting off the list is Skyline's Xavier Cocci, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Cocci threw for 396 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also punched in one TD on the ground.
The victory (which was Skyline's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-2. Cocci's next match is against Cottonwood on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 47.60
Sione Tupua Posts a New Career-High in Receiving Yards
Sione Tupua posted a new career-high in receiving yards on Friday. He picked up 172 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. His longest reception was for an incredible 80 yards.
On the year, Tupua has averaged 4 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 36.95
Big Game from Holland As Murray Fell 57-34
Phil Holland posted a new career-high in passing touchdowns on Friday. He threw for 346 yards and five TDs. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in each of the last four games he's played.
This year, Holland has thrown 20 touchdowns (and and only 4 pick) while averaging 235.7 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 35.67 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.67
A Season-Best Effort from Evan Talbot Leads Murray over East
Murray came up short on Friday despite Evan Talbot delivering his best game to date. Talbot picked up 125 receiving yards and one score. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 54 yards.
For the year, Talbot has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 88.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.00
Gavin Gunnarson Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Gavin Gunnarson of Jordan. Gunnarson made seven total tackles (1.5 for loss). His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 rushing yards.
Jordan's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. Gunnarson and the Beetdiggers will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Cottonwood at 7:00 p.m. on October 3.
Gamescore: 31.57
Other Notable Players
- Cash Grandon: 2 sacks and 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.50)
- David Campbell: 1 interception and 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.25)
- Belal Muckhtar: 83 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.38)
- Carson Davis: 78 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.13)
- Mikey Riley: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
