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!
A Season-Best Performance from Michael Napolitano Leads Hasbrouck Heights over Secaucus
Michael Napolitano produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Hasbrouck Heights to the win on Friday. Napolitano rushed for 217 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
For the year, Napolitano has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 131.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 12 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 76.78
Matt Barile Has Career-Day on Friday
On Friday, Butler got the W thanks in part to Matt Barile playing the best football he has all season. Barile rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 47 receiving yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The win for Butler keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. Barile will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Waldwick/Midland Park on Thursday.
Gamescore: 41.88
Dylan Cerciello Turns in Season-Best Effort
Dylan Cerciello produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Saddle Brook to the win on Friday. Cerciello rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. He didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles and defended two passes.
Saddle Brook moved to 2-3 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. Cerciello and Saddle Brook will venture away from home to square off against North Arlington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.90
Big Game from Summers As Hasbrouck Heights Won 42-14
Another Hasbrouck Heights player making an appearance on this list is Jake Summers. He picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Summers has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 36.6 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after five games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to six.
Gamescore: 32.47
Nikolos Vitiello Makes It Two for Saddle Brook
The second Saddle Brook player making an appearance here is Nikolos Vitiello, and for good reason. He rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 67 yards and a touchdown on only five passes.
For the year, Vitiello has thrown 2 touchdowns while averaging 35.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.77
Other Notable Players
- Joseph Russo: 3 sacks and 5 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 26.00)
- Nicholas Haines: 84 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.65)
- David Smith: 100 yards passing; 50 yards rushing (Gamescore: 22.87)
- Evan Croker: 47 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Dan Amendola: 168 yards passing; 27 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
