Desert Sky Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Sayani Long Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Granite Hills's Sayani Long, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Long rushed for 176 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (101.6). He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run.
For the year, Long has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 101.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 49.75
A Season-Best Effort from Nicholas Gaoa Leads Barstow over Victor Valley
On Friday, Barstow got the W thanks in part to Nicholas Gaoa playing the best football he has all season. Gaoa rushed for 205 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (115.8) per game. Those 205 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Barstow pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Gaoa and Barstow will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Silverado at 7:30 p.m. on October 24th.
Gamescore: 47.00
Williams Came Up Big in Barstow's 32-7 Win
Another Barstow player making an appearance on this list is Dwayne Williams. He rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 36 yards and two touchdowns.
Unfortunately for Victor Valley, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Williams. When Williams last faced the Jackrabbits back in October of 2023, he rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Gamescore: 35.00
Silverado Wins Fourth-Straight Thanks to Jace Weiss
Jace Weiss's big game helped extend Silverado's winning streak to four on Friday. Weiss was dynamite, throwing for 142 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 31 yards and two touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Silverado's win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-3. Weiss and Silverado will square off against Adelanto at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.27
Vic Villa Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Vic Villa of Victor Valley. Villa's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 101 rushing yards.
Victor Valley moved to 5-1 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak. Villa and Victor Valley will be playing in front of their home fans against Granite Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.55
Other Notable Players
- Dallas Kincherlow: 165 yards rushing (Gamescore: 25.25)
- Xavier Flores: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
