UpState 8 - West 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Mason Atkins Leads West Aurora over Larkin
West Aurora was led to victory by Mason Atkins, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Atkins threw for 233 yards and five touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 50 yards.
The victory for West Aurora keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. It'll be Eastside v. Westside when they and Aurora East meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 63.43
Azuriah Sylvester and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
West Aurora picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Azuriah Sylvester. Sylvester was unstoppable, making a tackle. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 50 yards.
Gamescore: 22.07
Robert Capuzi Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Elgin was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Robert Capuzi did his best to prevent it. Capuzi made a major impact, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles (2.0 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.2 total tackles per game.
Elgin's defeat was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-5. Capuzi and Elgin will challenge South Elgin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 21.50
West Aurora Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Temilade Dada
West Aurora picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Temilade Dada. Dada did his part (and then some), picking up 2.5 sacks and making four total tackles for the 'W'.
Gamescore: 15.25
Andres Marquez Makes It Two for Elgin
The second Elgin player making an appearance here is Andres Marquez, and for good reason. He made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.3 total tackles per game.
On the season, Marquez has averaged 5.3 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.17 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 15.25
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
