1B Southwest (8 Man) Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Jayden Stoddard Delivers Best Effort of Season
Wahkiakum was led to victory by Jayden Stoddard, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Stoddard threw for 274 yards and five touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run.
For the year, Stoddard has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 198 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging ten passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 106.62
Resseau Came Up Big in Sound Christian's 66-0 Victory
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Saturday Kona Resseau stepped things up a notch to give Sound Christian the 'W'. Resseau turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 185 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 178 yards and a touchdown on only 11 passes. His longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards.
Sound Christian's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-1. Resseau and Sound Christian will face off against Oakville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 80.82
Another Game with at Least Two Receiving Touchdowns from Daniel Rodas
On Friday, Oakville got the W thanks in part to Daniel Rodas playing the best football he has all season. Rodas wasn't messing around, picking up 312 receiving yards and four touchdowns. The game was his fifth straight with two or more receiving touchdowns dating back to last season. His longest reception was for an incredible 88 yards.
Rodas must have Taholah's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Rodas saw the Chitwhins), he picked up 212 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 64.70
Gio Rodas Makes It Two for Oakville
Keeping Rodas company is Gio Rodas, a fellow Oakville player. He threw for 378 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 38 yards. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making seven total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Rodas might have his next game, a road matchup with Sound Christian, circled on his calendar. When Rodas last faced the Lions back in October of 2023, he threw for 280 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Gamescore: 52.30
Ronin Rutzer's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Ocosta over Wahkiakum
Rounding off our Top Five is Ronin Rutzer of Ocosta. Rutzer rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 33 receiving yards.
On the season, Rutzer has averaged 12 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.82
Other Notable Players
- Jack Strange: 46 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 1 TD receiving (Gamescore: 35.18)
- Gage Robinson: 101 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 34.35)
- Gus Burkhalter: 89 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 33.50)
- Sam Hunt: 155 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 32.67)
- Scott Henington: 25 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.03)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
