3A Metro Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Big Game from Samaras As Holy Family Won 49-0
Starting off the list is Holy Family's Monte Samaras, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Samaras threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Holy Family now has a winning record of 4-3. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withLutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.07
Sawyer Wald and Co. Win Fourth in a Row
Sawyer Wald was instrumental in extending Lutheran's winning streak to four on Thursday. Wald was dynamite, picking up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 34 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Wald has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 22.3 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had four rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 14.
Gamescore: 22.48
Anderson Osburn Makes It Two for Holy Family
Another Holy Family player making an appearance on this list is Anderson Osburn. He picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Osburn has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 50 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.00
Abramson Posts Huge Game in 50-0 Victory
The second Lutheran player making an appearance here is Eli Abramson, and for good reason. He threw for 121 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
This season, Abramson has thrown 20 touchdowns while averaging 210.6 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 17.87
A Season-Best Performance from Deacon Downing Leads Lutheran over Hinkley
Deacon Downing produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Lutheran to the win on Thursday. Downing picked up 55 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Downing has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 26.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.67
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