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!
Caleb Solis Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Thursday, Clovis East got the W thanks in part to Caleb Solis playing the best football he has all season. Solis wasn't messing around, picking up 3.5 sacks, forcing a fumble, and making seven total tackles (4.0 for loss). The match was his third straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
The victory for Clovis East keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Solis and Clovis East will venture away from home to square off against Clovis at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.50
Central had to settle for second on Thursday, but Brandon Smith sure wasn't going down easily. Clovis East had no answer to Smith as he rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns. Central is undefeated when Smith posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
For the year, Smith has averaged 25 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 10.57 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.48
Big Game from Graves As Clovis East Won 34-26
Lindsey Graves was instrumental in extending Clovis East's winning streak to seven on Thursday. Graves was unstoppable, rushing for 129 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry.
Central had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Graves it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Graves saw the Grizzlies), he rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 59 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 30.60
Ross Cinfel was a major factor in Clovis North's victory over Clovis on Friday. Clovis had no answer to Cinfel as he picked up 2.5 sacks and made ten total tackles (4.0 for loss).
On the season, Cinfel has averaged 7.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.71 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 30.00
Mckay Madsen Makes It Two for Clovis North
Keeping Cinfel company is Mckay Madsen, a fellow Clovis North player. He rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Madsen has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 99.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.90
Other Notable Players
- Aidan Chavez: 1 sack and 19 total tackles (1.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 26.50)
- Maddox Merrill: 115 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 23 yards receiving (Gamescore: 23.40)
- Tytus Dimmer: 1 sack and 6 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.88)
- Joshua Wilson: 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Jelani Dippel: 207 yards passing; 76 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
