6A East Valley 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!
Big Game from Reynolds As Queen Creek Won 42-28
Starting off the list is Queen Creek's Tait Reynolds, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Reynolds rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 152 yards and a touchdown.
Queen Creek pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Reynolds and Queen Creek will host Pinnacle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 61.83
Q Skillings Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Williams Field had to settle for second even though Q Skillings put up the best numbers he has all season. Skillings rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September.
This year, Skillings has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 69.9 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after 11 games last season, he was only averaging 0.73 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.00
George Posts Huge Game in 42-28 Win
Lucas George put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
On the year, George has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 65.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.00
Lopez Came Up Big in Red Mountain's 21-7 Defeat
Red Mountain had to settle for second on Friday, but Simon Lopez sure wasn't going down easily. Despite the loss, Lopez was still balling out as he rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 146 yards on 17 of 29 attempts.
This season, Lopez has thrown 23 touchdowns (and and only 2 pick) while averaging 193.7 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after 11 games last season, he was only averaging 118.55 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.93
Darien Kattner Makes It Three for Queen Creek
Another Queen Creek player making an appearance on this list is Darien Kattner. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending two passes. The match was his third straight with six or more total tackles.
This year, Kattner has averaged 6.8 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after 11 games last season, he was only averaging 0.82 defended passes per game. This year he is averaging 1.73 defended passes.
Gamescore: 20.00
Other Notable Players
- Jaron Liles: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.00)
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