6A Fiesta 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 Pharis Jenkins Leads Cesar Chavez over Mesa
Pharis Jenkins produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Cesar Chavez to the win on Friday. Jenkins rushed for 235 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 59 yards.
Jenkins and Cesar Chavez will face off against Mountain View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jenkins will face off against Reese Bodily, the Toros' star RB. Will the game be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 53.07
Adrik Reed Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Adrik Reed posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made three total tackles.
Reed and Mesa will head out to challenge Desert Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Reed's will try to catch a pass or two from Elliot Reed the Warriors' star signal caller Will Elliot have another big offensive game, or will Adrik keep him contained? We'll have our answer soon enough.
Gamescore: 44.00
Myles Johnson Dazzles in Cesar Chavez Victory
Myles Johnson posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Johnson and Cesar Chavez will take on Mountain View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The game will pit Johnson up against the Toros' star RB Reese Bodily. Will the contest be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 41.95
Andre Gonzales Turns in Season-Best Performance
Andre Gonzales produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Desert Ridge to the win on Friday. Gonzales threw for 248 yards and four touchdowns.
For the season, Gonzales has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 157.1 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 2.75 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.53
Michael Alvarado Has Career Rushing Day
Desert Ridge was led to victory by Michael Alvarado, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Alvarado rushed for 134 yards while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also picked up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
If history really does repeat itself, Alvarado might just drop another big game when he faces off against Mesa on Friday. When Alvarado last faced the Jackrabbits back in October of 2023, he rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Gamescore: 32.52
Other Notable Players
- Brady Goodman: 159 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 31.10)
- Elliot Reed: 166 yards passing; 68 yards rushing (Gamescore: 28.17)
- Landen Webster: 81 yards receiving, 2 TDs ; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 27.57)
- Mason Penrod: 120 yards passing; 29 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.50)
- Rylan Sargent: 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 26.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
