5A Special District 2 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!
Woodburn Gets a Boost from Veliz in 51-32 Defeat
Starting off the list is Woodburn's Cruz Veliz, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Veliz rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Woodburn is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4. Veliz and Woodburn will challenge Wilsonville on Friday.
Gamescore: 71.98
Mark Wiepert's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Wilsonville over Silverton
Mark Wiepert posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 332 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 79 yards on only ten carries. His passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 332 passing yards.
On the year, Wiepert has thrown 28 touchdowns while averaging 314.6 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 11.14 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 67.73
Underclassman JT Girod Comes Up Big Against Woodburn
While it always takes a team to win, one person punching above their weight class on Friday was JT Girod. He was unstoppable, throwing for 227 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.2% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
This season, Girod has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 179.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.43
Nick Crowley Delivers Best Performance of Season
Wilsonville came up short on Friday despite Nick Crowley delivering his best game to date. Crowley wasn't messing around, picking up 137 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The game was his third straight with three or more receiving touchdowns.
For the season, Crowley has caught 13 touchdowns while averaging 119.1 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 75.43 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.20
Pritchard Moa Made His Presence Known in Central/Kings Valley's 51-32 Victory
The second Central/Kings Valley player making an appearance here is Asa Pritchard Moa, and for good reason. He rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
On the season, Pritchard Moa has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 45 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.40
Other Notable Players
- Carter Christiansen: 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
