C1 District 1 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!
Brant Gulizia Delivers Best Performance of Season
Auburn was led to victory by Brant Gulizia, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Gulizia wasn't messing around, making 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss). The matchup was his fourth straight with two or more rushing touchdowns.
The win was the fourth in a row for Auburn, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. Gulizia and Auburn will take on Nebraska City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.25
Nixon Ligouri Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Another Auburn player making an appearance on this list is Nixon Ligouri. He rushed for 168 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (100.9) per game.
This year, Ligouri has thrown 3 touchdowns while averaging 46.9 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 27 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.97
Nebraska City's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Brayden Earll
Thanks in part to Brayden Earll, Nebraska City said goodbye to their eight-game losing streak dating back to last season. Nobody could stop Earll on Friday as he forced a fumble and made nine total tackles. His longest rush was for an incredible 87 yards.
Nebraska City's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-7. Earll and Nebraska City will head out on the road to square off against Auburn at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.92
Tieran Cox's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Syracuse over Auburn
Syracuse had to settle for second on Friday, but Tieran Cox sure wasn't going down easily. Despite the defeat, Cox was still balling out as he rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 86 yards.
On the season, Cox has thrown 0 touchdowns while averaging 2.4 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to 17.
Gamescore: 31.30
Tyrese Gardner Puts an End to Nebraska City's Losing Streak on Friday
Tyrese Gardner helped snap Nebraska City's eight-game losing streak dating back to last season. Nobody could stop Gardner on Friday as he picked up two sacks and made 13 total tackles.
Gamescore: 27.55
Other Notable Players
- Maxwell Parde: 90 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.33)
- Cy Petersen: 107 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.28)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
