Tri-River 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!
Tyus Miller Dazzles in Clovis East Victory
Tyus Miller's big game helped extend Clovis East's winning streak to nine on Friday. Nobody could stop Miller as he threw for 257 yards and four touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 80 yards on only seven carries.
Unfortunately for Buchanan, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Miller. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Miller saw the Bears), he threw for 208 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Gamescore: 48.73
Another Game with at Least 100 Rushing Yards from Brandon Smith
Brandon Smith's rushing tear continued on Thursday as he dropped his fourth-straight game with 100+ rushing yards. He rushed for 157 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run.
The victory made it two in a row for Central and bumps their season record up to 7-2. They and Buchanan will meet on Friday for a tough Bear Battle.
Gamescore: 38.80
A Season-Best Performance from Blake Mathieu Leads Clovis East over Buchanan
Clovis East was led to victory by Blake Mathieu, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mathieu picked up 136 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 31 yards.
For the year, Mathieu has caught 13 touchdowns while averaging 81.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.90
Dippel Came Up Big in Central's 41-20 Victory
The second Central player making an appearance here is Jelani Dippel, and for good reason. He threw for 313 yards and five touchdowns.
For the year, Dippel has thrown 29 touchdowns (and and only 4 pick) while averaging 251.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 4.4 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 111.68 passer rating.
Gamescore: 32.27
Other Notable Players
- Devin Alarcon: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Maddox Merrill: 34 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 64 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.82)
- Aidan Chavez: 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
