2A Black 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!
Jeremiah Foster Delivers Best Effort of Season
Globe was led to victory by Jeremiah Foster, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Foster rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made six total tackles (4.0 for loss).
The win made it two in a row for Globe and bumps their season record up to 3-5. Foster and Globe will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Alchesay at 7:00 p.m. on October 24th.
Gamescore: 44.12
Jaeger Franco's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Jaeger Franco produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Globe to the win on Friday. Franco rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He has become a key player for Globe: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
This year, Franco has thrown 3 touchdowns while averaging 72.5 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 16.25 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 26.88 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 41.40
A Season-Best Performance from Sam Winters Leads St. Johns over Miami
On Friday, St. Johns had to settle for second even though Sam Winters put up the best numbers he has all season. Winters picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 75 yards. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 71 yards.
St. Johns now has a losing record at 3-4. Winters and St. Johns will be playing at home against Chinle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.55
Deray Mathis Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Miami got the W thanks in part to Deray Mathis playing the best football he has all season. Mathis picked up 174 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Miami pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Mathis and Miami are taking a road trip to square off against San Carlos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.07
Castaneda Came Up Big in Miami's 18-13 Win
Keeping Mathis company is Abram Castaneda, a fellow Miami player. He threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 46 yards.
For the year, Castaneda has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 213.9 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 17 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 80.71 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 29.43
Other Notable Players
- Aiden Bejarano: 57 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.75)
- Jeremiah Martinez: 109 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.30)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
