3A Sawtooth Central Idaho 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!
Matthew Nevarez Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Nampa Christian got the W thanks in part to Matthew Nevarez playing the best football he has all season. Nevarez rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He has become a key player for Nampa Christian: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Parma's probably not too fond of Nevarez given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Nevarez saw the Panthers), he rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 42.18
Travis Posts Huge Game in 39-12 Loss
Payton Travis continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his third-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 108 rushing yards. He rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 69 yards.
Unfortunately for Marsing, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Travis. Travis rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry the last time he and the Huskies duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 39.35
Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles from Payton Zigga
Payton Zigga continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 14th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least six total tackles. He picked up two sacks and made 14 total tackles (6.0 for loss).
For the season, Zigga has averaged 13.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 8.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 35.00
A Season-Best Effort from Ian Johnson Leads Nampa Christian over Parma
On Friday, Nampa Christian got the W thanks in part to Ian Johnson playing the best football he has all season. Johnson rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown.incredibly, Johnson got all that yardage with just one huge grab
On the season, Johnson has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 25.5 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 2.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 33.17 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 33.83
Steinmeyer Made His Presence Known in Marsing's 39-12 Win
Rounding off our Top Five is Luke Steinmeyer of Marsing. Steinmeyer made 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
On the season, Steinmeyer has averaged 7.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 31.42
Other Notable Players
- Moises Montes: 87 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.60)
- Bantayehu Knudson: 74 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.25)
- Jaden Shaw: 132 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 22 yards rushing (Gamescore: 25.23)
- Wes Troke: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.10)
- Dylan O'Brien: 58 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.63)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
