Western 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!
Porras Made His Presence Known in Liberal's 23-6 Victory
Starting off the list is Liberal's Xavier Porras, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Porras rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 96-yard run.
On the season, Porras has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 172.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 57 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.40
Xavier Tafoya Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Liberal got the W thanks in part to Xavier Tafoya playing the best football he has all season. Tafoya made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Garden City's probably not too fond of Tafoya given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Tafoya saw the Buffaloes), he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles.
Gamescore: 32.27
Daxton Minton's Big Game Leads Great Bend over Dodge City
Great Bend picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Daxton Minton. Dodge City had no answer to Minton as he threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 86 yards on only nine carries.
On the season, Minton has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 148.2 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had seven passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 29.30
Adan Amador Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Liberal got the W thanks in part to Adan Amador playing the best football he has all season. Amador made 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 6 total tackles per game.
This year, Amador has averaged 6 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 28.00
Aidan Davidson Delivers Best Effort of Season
Great Bend was led to victory by Aidan Davidson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Davidson picked up three sacks and made five total tackles.
This year, Davidson has averaged 6.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 24.75
Other Notable Players
- Marco Alonso: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.50)
- Ian Premer: 67 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.22)
- Landon Martinez: 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Alan Rios: 95 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.60)
- Giovani Duran: 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
