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 Turns in Season-Best Effort
Matthew Nevarez produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Nampa Christian to the win on Friday. 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. Nampa Christian is 2-1 when Nevarez posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Unfortunately for Parma, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Nevarez. Nevarez rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Panthers duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 42.18
Travis Posts Huge Game in 39-12 Defeat
Payton Travis's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his third-straight game with 108+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 69 yards.
Travis must have Marsing's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. 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 year, 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 Performance 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. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 60 yards.
This 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 Came Up Big 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.
This year, 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
