6A Premier Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Wednesday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Effort from Claire Mcmahon Leads Basha over Sunnyside
Claire McMahon produced her most outstanding game to date while leading Basha to the win on Wednesday. McMahon's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked her fourth straight game with at least 121 receiving yards. She was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 59 yards.
Basha pushed their record up to 14-3 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. McMahon and Basha will challenge Red Mountain at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 57.43
Another Game with at Least 325 Passing Yards from Amiah Walker
Basha was led to victory by Amiah Walker, who turned in her biggest game of the season on Wednesday. Walker's passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked her third straight game with at least 325 passing yards.
On the season, Walker has thrown 26 touchdowns while averaging 228.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.27
Hamilton Wins 14th-Straight Thanks to Marlie Phillips
Marlie Phillips was instrumental in extending Hamilton's winning streak to 14 on Wednesday. Phillips turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 274 yards and four touchdowns.
Higley's probably not too fond of Phillips given she always seems to get the better of them. Phillips threw for 291 yards and five touchdowns while completing 74.3% of her passes the last time she and the Knights duked it out back in October.
Gamescore: 30.67
Luci Burt Makes It Three for Basha
Another Basha player making an appearance on this list is Luci Burt. She made five total tackles and defended a pass.
On the year, Burt has averaged 4.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 7 interceptions.
Gamescore: 24.13
Johnson Came Up Big in Casteel's 28-14 Loss
Rounding off our Top Five is Mia Johnson of Casteel. Johnson made ten total tackles and defended three passes. Casteel is 8-1 when Johnson posts four or more total tackles, but 3-5 otherwise.
On the season, Johnson has averaged 5 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after 12 games last season, she was only averaging 0.25 defended passes per game. This year she is averaging one defended passe.
Gamescore: 19.50
Other Notable Players
- Aaliyah Opara: 56 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.77)
- Madison Slaton: 1 interception and 8 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.00)
- Gianni Scott: 31 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 40 yards rushing (Gamescore: 16.77)
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