3A Sawtooth Central Idaho 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Troy Swain Leads New Plymouth over Nampa Christian
New Plymouth came up short on Friday despite Troy Swain delivering his best game to date. Swain picked up 165 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also made ten total tackles and defended two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
New Plymouth is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6. Swain and New Plymouth will be playing in front of their home fans against Melba at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.55
Big Game from Steinmeyer As Marsing Won 35-12
Luke Steinmeyer was a major factor in Marsing's win over Melba on Friday. Steinmeyer did his part (and then some), forcing two fumbles and making ten total tackles for the 'W'. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing two fumbles and making ten total tackles.
Steinmeyer is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Parma on Friday. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Steinmeyer saw the Panthers), he picked up 0.5 sacks, made 16 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Gamescore: 40.57
Jace Chadez Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Marsing got the W thanks in part to Jace Chadez playing the best football he has all season. Chadez threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
For the season, Chadez has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 130.3 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had eight passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 38.23
Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles from Payton Zigga
Payton Zigga continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 16th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least six total tackles. He picked up two sacks and made 13 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
For the year, Zigga has averaged 13 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had 1.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 33.75
Mason Mcdaniel Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Mason Mcdaniel of Nampa Christian. Mcdaniel rushed for nine yards.
New Plymouth had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Mcdaniel it was a similar story. Mcdaniel picked up 53 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground the last time he and the Pilgrims duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 29.13
Other Notable Players
- Ian Johnson: 38 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 70 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.67)
- Wes Troke: 2 sacks and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.63)
- Noah Shelton: 73 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.20)
- Jaden Shaw: 88 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 21 yards rushing (Gamescore: 19.78)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
