5A Northwest Valley 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!
Dylan Hayhurst Delivers Electric Performance Vs Ironwood
Starting off the list is Goldwater's Dylan Hayhurst, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Hayhurst rushed for 333 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 111 rushing yards.
Hayhurst is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Agua Fria on Thursday. Hayhurst rushed for 209 yards and three touchdowns the last time he and the Owls duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 75.58
Paul Posts Huge Game in 44-21 Loss
Ironwood was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Khavontae Paul did his best to prevent it. Despite the loss, Paul was still balling out as he rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
For the season, Paul has averaged 72.4 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 63.86 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 168.71 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 27.00
Nicholas Morrow Makes It Two for Ironwood
Keeping Paul company is Nicholas Morrow, a fellow Ironwood player. He rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Morrow has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 46.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 10.40
Gabe Smith Makes It Two for Goldwater
Another Goldwater player making an appearance on this list is Gabe Smith. He rushed for 28 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Smith has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 18.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 10.40
A Constellation of Stars for Ironwood
Another Ironwood player making an appearance on this list is Xadiel (Abel) Silva. He rushed for 14 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Silva has averaged 29.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.17 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 9.08
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