Section 5 AA Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played from last Thursday through Saturday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A.J. Theodorakakos Goes Supernova in Penfield Win
A.J. Theodorakakos helped snap Penfield's four-game losing streak. Nobody could stop Theodorakakos on Friday as he rushed for 156 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 112 rushing yards dating back to last season.
This season, Theodorakakos has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 142 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.40
Byrd Came Up Big in University Prep's 44-36 Victory
Tavion Byrd was a major factor in University Prep's win over McQuaid Jesuit on Saturday. Byrd was unstoppable, throwing for 255 yards and five touchdowns.
On the year, Byrd has thrown those 5 touchdowns while averaging 127.8 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 39.40
Jackson Koppers Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, Jackson Koppers posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Rush-Henrietta over Penfield on Friday. Koppers punched in two rushing scores, and also threw for 125 yards and a touchdown while completing 81.8% of his passes.
Rush-Henrietta dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Koppers and Rush-Henrietta will face off against Aquinas Institute at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.32
Lucas Leone's Big Game Leads Aquinas Institute over Pittsford
The second Aquinas Institute player making an appearance here is Lucas Leone, and for good reason. He made 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
On the season, Leone has averaged 11.3 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 4.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 28.50
Other Notable Players
- Paris Brooken: 143 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.97)
- Justin Medina: 83 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.47)
- Gavin White: 70 yards rushing (Gamescore: 22.98)
- C.J. Flaherty: 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.00)
- C.J. Robinson Jr.: 119 yards rushing (Gamescore: 17.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
