5A Division III Southern 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 Performance from Tanner Vibabul Leads Las Vegas over Durango
Las Vegas was led to victory by Tanner Vibabul, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Vibabul threw for 185 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Las Vegas pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Vibabul and Las Vegas will square off against Centennial at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 60.53
Mychael Walker Delivers Best Effort of Season
Mychael Walker produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Las Vegas to the win on Friday. Walker picked up 121 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
This year, Walker has caught 13 touchdowns while averaging 104.4 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 41.37
Shayden Kawelo Turns in Season-Best Performance
Clark came up short on Friday despite Shayden Kawelo delivering his best game to date. Kawelo picked up 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 30 yards. He has become a key player for Clark: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
Clark is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5. Kawelo and Clark will host Sunrise Mountain at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 30.93
MJAY TAUALA's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Clark over Desert Oasis
Keeping Kawelo company is MJAY TAUALA, a fellow Clark player. He threw for 173 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 30 yards.
On the season, TAUALA has thrown 12 touchdowns while averaging 177.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.13
Durango Gets a Boost from Mercurius in 42-26 Defeat
Rounding off our Top Five is Alexander Mercurius of Durango. Mercurius threw for 214 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 34 yards.
For the season, Mercurius has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 120 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.07
Other Notable Players
- Michael Soto: 122 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.62)
- Nysear Smith: 20 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.25)
- Treyvion Mitchell: 48 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.13)
- Makai Miller: 86 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.68)
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