Division II Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Ariel Medina's Big Game Leads Woonsocket over Shea
Woonsocket's three-game losing streak is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Ariel Medina. Medina was unstoppable on Saturday, rushing for 95 yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for Woonsocket: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
On the season, Medina has averaged 17.3 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 5.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 86.33 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 29.68
Peno Came Up Big in South Kingstown's 35-6 Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Dante Peno stepped things up a notch to give South Kingstown the 'W'. Peno was unstoppable, rushing for 95 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
South Kingstown and Shea are set to duel on Friday. The game will pit Peno up against the Raiders' star RB Tyler Simmons. Will the matchup be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 25.20
Jordan Chaloux Makes It Two for South Kingstown
Keeping Peno company is Jordan Chaloux, a fellow South Kingstown player. He rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Chaloux has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 84.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 23.17 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.20
Isaac Casarez Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Isaac Casarez of West Warwick. Casarez rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns. West Warwick is undefeated when Casarez posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
This season, Casarez has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 43.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.95
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
