5A Southern 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!
Jeffrey Smith3rd Delivers Best Performance of Season
Jeffrey Smith3Rd produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Marana to the win on Friday. Smith3Rd rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also caught a touchdown.
The victory for Marana keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges Cienega at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.62
Ledainean Moore Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Cienega was led to victory by Ledainean Moore, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Moore rushed for 167 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
With the victory, Cienega broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-3. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Bobcats dukes it out withMarana at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.40
Dezmen Roebuck and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Dezmen Roebuck's big game helped extend Marana's winning streak to seven on Friday. Roebuck was unstoppable, picking up 114 receiving yards and a touchdown. His receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 114 receiving yards dating back to last season.
Unfortunately for Casa Grande, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Roebuck. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Roebuck saw the Cougars), he picked up 141 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 30.82
Andrei Davis-Lopez Makes It Two for Cienega
Another Cienega player making an appearance on this list is Andrei Davis-Lopez. He picked up three sacks, made five total tackles (5.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
This year, Davis-Lopez has averaged 4.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 0.67 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 30.25
A Season-Best Effort from Greg Webb Leads Marana over Casa Grande
Marana was led to victory by Greg Webb, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Webb wasn't messing around, picking up three sacks and making eight total tackles. The game was his fourth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This season, Webb has averaged 6 total tackles per game and for the season has 7 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two sacks.
Gamescore: 27.75
Other Notable Players
- Colten Meyer: 292 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.07)
- Julian Hainley: 122 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 19.43)
- Hayden Utley: 2 sacks and 4 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Jayden Reina: 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
