1A - North 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!
Cameron Wahlquist Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is North Sevier's Cameron Wahlquist, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Wahlquist turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday, picking up 81 receiving yards and a touchdown. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 81 yards.
North Sevier moved to 3-6 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. Wahlquist and North Sevier will face off against Parowan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.23
Duchesne had to settle for second on Friday, but Kasen Crum sure wasn't going down easily. Kanab had no answer to Crum as he rushed for 85 yards.
With the loss, Duchesne broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-4. Crum and Duchesne will take on North Summit at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 23.80
Goodliffe Posts Huge Game in 36-20 Loss
Another Duchesne player making an appearance on this list is Nashden Goodliffe. He rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 102 yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Goodliffe has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 123.8 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 3.67 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 55.11 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 20.90
Jeshaun Johnson Makes It Three for Duchesne
Another Duchesne player making an appearance on this list is Jeshaun Johnson. He picked up 51 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the season, Johnson has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 56.4 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 20.25
Rylan Frischknecht Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, North Sevier got the W thanks in part to Rylan Frischknecht playing the best football he has all season. Frischknecht threw for 209 yards and a touchdown, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the year, Frischknecht has thrown 11 touchdowns (and and only 2 picks) while averaging 127 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 19.93
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