North Jersey - Meadowlands 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 Cerciello Delivers Best Performance of Season
Saddle Brook came up short on Friday despite Dylan Cerciello delivering his best game to date. Cerciello rushed for 185 yards and five touchdowns. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in August of 2023. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 105 rushing yards.
On the season, Cerciello has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 100 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had four rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 64.75
Jayden Gatyas Has Career-Day on Friday
Jayden Gatyas posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made seven total tackles. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 52 yards.
For the season, Gatyas has averaged 5.4 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 47.29 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 82.71 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 61.83
Michael Napolitano's Big Game Leads Hasbrouck Heights over Wood-Ridge
Michael Napolitano's big game helped extend Hasbrouck Heights's winning streak to three on Friday. Napolitano did his part (and then some), rushing for 207 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry for the 'W'. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 207 rushing yards.
For the season, Napolitano has run in 13 touchdowns while averaging 168.9 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 10.71 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 46.85
Pj Coffey and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Pj Coffey was instrumental in extending Butler's winning streak to seven on Friday. Coffey turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 128 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Butler pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Coffey and Butler will welcome Glen Rock at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.40
David Smith Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Butler picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to David Smith. Nobody could stop Smith as he threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown. Those 60 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
On the year, Smith has thrown 19 touchdowns (and and only 1 pick) while averaging 154.9 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 3.71 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 36.86 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 28.93
Other Notable Players
- Jake Summers: 77 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.50)
- Yadi Perez: 76 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
