Super - National Red 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!
Stephen Paradiso Delivers Best Performance of Season
Stephen Paradiso produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Cedar Grove to the win on Friday. Paradiso threw for 337 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns.
Glen Ridge had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Paradiso it was a similar story. When Paradiso last faced the Ridgers back in September of 2023, he threw for 222 yards and six touchdowns.
Gamescore: 42.77
Jayden Nigro Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Jayden Nigro produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Verona to the win on Thursday. Nigro rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 52 yards.
The win (which was Verona's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Nigro and Verona are taking a road trip to challenge Glen Ridge at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 42.13
Connor Kerney and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Connor Kerney's big game helped extend Cedar Grove's winning streak to seven on Friday. Kerney rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. We rated that as his best performance of the season, edging out his previous best set back in September.
For the year, Kerney has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 17.3 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 7.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.75
Gianluca Checchetto Makes It Two for Verona
Another Verona player making an appearance on this list is Gianluca Checchetto. He picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 59 yards.
On the year, Checchetto has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 19.1 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 28.12
Maisano Posts Huge Game in 26-13 Win
Another Verona player making an appearance on this list is Bodie Maisano. He rushed for 120 yards. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 55 yards.
For the season, Maisano has averaged 94.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.68
Other Notable Players
- Connor Demasi: 157 yards passing; 25 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.37)
- Nick Russo: 101 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.18)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
