Western 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!
Brady Palmer Turns in Season-Best Effort
Cathedral Catholic was led to victory by Brady Palmer, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Palmer threw for 199 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
The victory (which was Cathedral Catholic's third in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Palmer's next match is against Lincoln on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 36.27
Pai Polamalu Has Career Rushing Day
Pai Polamalu posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made 13 total tackles.
St. Augustine is on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8. Polamalu and St. Augustine will challenge Point Loma at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.03
Kawika Devore Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Madison got the W thanks in part to Kawika Devore playing the best football he has all season. Devore picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles.
The victory made it two in a row for Madison and bumps their season record up to 3-4. Devore and Madison have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Mira Mesa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.50
Jackson Posts Huge Game in 42-0 Win
Aden Jackson's big game helped extend Lincoln's winning streak to three on Friday. Nobody could stop Jackson as he rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also caught a touchdown.
Jackson is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Cathedral Catholic on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Jackson saw the Dons), he rushed for 108 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Gamescore: 25.87
Honor Faalave Makes It Two for Cathedral Catholic
Another Cathedral Catholic player making an appearance on this list is Honor Faalave. He rushed for 38 yards.
Gamescore: 22.60
Other Notable Players
- Jair Benjamin: 2 sacks and 5 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.00)
- Akili Smith Jr.: 66 yards passing; 33 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.90)
- Luke Westfall: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Noah Quinlin: 9 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 17.50)
- Ty Olsen: 33 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 15.55)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
