5A Region 5 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!
Robert Young Goes Supernova in Roy Victory
Starting off the list is Roy's Robert Young, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Young rushed for 157 yards while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 59 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
Roy pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. Young and Roy will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Granger at 6:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 42.83
Siaki Fekitoa and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Siaki Fekitoa was instrumental in extending Bountiful's winning streak to six on Wednesday. Woods Cross had no answer to Fekitoa as he rushed for 182 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. Fekitoa's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 137 rushing yards.
If history really does repeat itself, Fekitoa might just drop another big game when he faces off against Alta on Thursday. When Fekitoa last faced the Hawks back in November of 2023, he rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 47 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 42.27
Ashton Spackman Delivers Electric Performance Vs Box Elder
Bonneville was sadly handed a loss on Wednesday, but Ashton Spackman did his best to prevent it. Nobody could stop Spackman as he picked up 197 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 59 yards.
For the year, Spackman has caught those 3 touchdowns while averaging 71.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.78
Big Game from Lueders As Bonneville Fell 30-28
Another Bonneville player making an appearance on this list is Cole Lueders. He threw for 335 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes.
On the season, Lueders has thrown 24 touchdowns while averaging 269.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.93
Other Notable Players
- Viliami Tapa'Atoutai: 112 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 30.55)
- Tayven Norvang: 18 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 26.50)
- Keaton Fuit: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.75)
- Andrew Ortiz: 72 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 25 yards receiving (Gamescore: 18.03)
- Emerson Geilman: 113 yards passing; 2 TDs rushing (Gamescore: 17.83)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
