4A West Valley Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Rocky Stallworth Goes Supernova in Yuma Catholic Victory
Starting off the list is Yuma Catholic's Rocky Stallworth, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Stallworth picked up three sacks and made 14 total tackles (4.0 for loss). What's more, he also racked up 15 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023.
This season, Stallworth has averaged 15.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 8 sacks. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 1.14 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 5.57 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 46.37
Another Game with at Least Three Passing Touchdowns from Nash Ott
Nash Ott put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2023 on Thursday. He threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Ott might have his next game, a road matchup with Buckeye, circled on his calendar. Ott threw for 294 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes the last time he and the Hawks duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 34.17
A Constellation of Stars for Yuma Catholic
Another Yuma Catholic player making an appearance on this list is Hunter Hancock. He rushed for 14 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 32 receiving yards.
For the season, Hancock has averaged 35 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to four.
Gamescore: 27.60
Wallwork Made His Presence Known in Northwest Christian's 35-0 Win
Northwest Christian picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Laki Wallwork. Nobody could stop Wallwork as he threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Northwest Christian pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Wallwork and Northwest Christian will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against St. Mary's at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 25.67
Nolan Brown Delivers Best Performance of Season
St. Mary was led to victory by Nolan Brown, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Brown picked up three sacks, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles. St. Mary's is 2-1 when Brown posts four or more total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
St. Mary's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-3. Brown and St. Mary's will challenge Lake Havasu at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.25
Other Notable Players
- Sir Stokes: 113 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.72)
- Nathan Johannes: 84 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 47 yards receiving (Gamescore: 20.47)
- Daryl Little II: 51 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.35)
- Dre Bair: 1 TD ; 37 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.87)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
