5A Region 5 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Young Posts Huge Game in 42-35 Loss
Starting off the list is Roy's Robert Young, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Young picked up 119 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns.
Roy moved to 8-1 with that loss, which also ended their eight-game winning streak. Young and Roy will face off against Northridge at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 52.78
Titan Longson Dazzles in Viewmont Win
Titan Longson was a major factor in Viewmont's victory over Bonneville on Thursday. Longson turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 295 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes.
Longson and Viewmont will head out to square off against Clearfield at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Longson will face off against Jordan Tovey, the Falcons' star signal caller. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 41.47
Another Game with at Least 101 Rushing Yards from Viliami Tapa'atoutai
Viliami Tapa'Atoutai continued his hot streak on Thursday by dropping his fourth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 101 rushing yards. He rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Tapa'Atoutai has run in 16 touchdowns while averaging 138.4 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 32.75
Cooper Tubbs Turns in Season-Best Performance
Cooper Tubbs produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Northridge to the win on Thursday. Tubbs wasn't messing around, making 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and snagged an interception. The match was his fourth straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the year, Tubbs has averaged 7.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 interceptions. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 1.33 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 30.75
Dontae Dyson Makes It Two for Northridge
Another Northridge player making an appearance on this list is Dontae Dyson. He made three total tackles.
Gamescore: 24.43
Other Notable Players
- Keaton Fuit: 3 sacks and 5 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Tre Nye: 188 yards passing (Gamescore: 22.63)
- Andrew Ortiz: 84 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 51 yards receiving (Gamescore: 22.15)
- Drez Jensen: 49 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.07)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
