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 Performance
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 game was his third straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
The win for Clovis East keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Solis will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Clovis on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.50
While Central might've come up empty on Thursday, Brandon Smith wasn't going down without a fight. Smith was dynamite, rushing 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
Graves Made His Presence Known in Clovis East's 34-26 Win
Clovis East picked up their seventh consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Lindsey Graves. Nobody could stop Graves as he rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry.
Unfortunately for Central, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Graves. Graves rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 59 receiving yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Grizzlies duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 30.60
Ross Cinfel was a major factor in Clovis North's win over Clovis on Friday. Cinfel was dynamite, picking up 2.5 sacks and making ten total tackles (4.0 for loss).
For 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
Another Clovis North player making an appearance on this list is Mckay Madsen. He rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, 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
