5A Region 7 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!
Iongi Made His Presence Known in Orem's 45-16 Victory
Starting off the list is Orem's Feleti Iongi, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Iongi rushed for 212 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also caught a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Iongi must have Cedar Valley's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Iongi rushed for 189 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also picked up 71 receiving yards the last time he and the Aviators duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 69.38
Carson Rasmussen Delivers Best Performance of Season
Timpview was led to victory by Carson Rasmussen, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Rasmussen threw for 319 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown.
The win (which was Timpview's third in a row) raised their record to 4-2. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Thunderbirds challenges Maple Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 51.67
Eli Mauga was a major factor in Maple Mountain's victory over Springville on Friday. Mauga turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 205 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry.
Maple Mountain's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Golden Eagles faces off against Timpview at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 45.83
Jaron Pula Makes It Two for Timpview
Another Timpview player making an appearance on this list is Jaron Pula. He picked up 186 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Timpview's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
This year, Pula has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 127.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.43
Anahu-Ambrosio Came Up Big in Timpview's 48-14 Win
Another Timpview player making an appearance on this list is Zedekiah Anahu-Ambrosio. He picked up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Timpview's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
This season, Anahu-Ambrosio has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 55.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.50
Other Notable Players
- Sawyer Leifson: 40 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.22)
- Ayden Laws: 62 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 23 yards receiving (Gamescore: 17.02)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
