Catholic AAA 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!
St. Anthony's Gets a Boost from Merrill in 34-13 Victory
Starting off the list is St. Anthony's Gary Merrill, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Merrill rushed for 197 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 197 rushing yards dating back to last season.
St. Anthony's pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Merrill and St. Anthony's will venture away from home to square off against Kellenberg Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 53.47
Julian Guzman Delivers Electric Effort Vs Kellenberg Memorial
Julian Guzman was instrumental in extending Iona Prep's winning streak to five on Friday. Guzman was dynamite, throwing for 226 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Guzman and Iona Prep will be playing at home against Chaminade at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The match will pit Guzman up against the Flyers' star QB Tim Murphy. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 36.87
Xavier Bala Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, St. Anthony got the W thanks in part to Xavier Bala playing the best football he has all season. Bala rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in August.
On the season, Bala has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 77.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 17.17 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.20
Big Game from Moye As Monsignor Farrell Won 24-14
Bryce Moye was instrumental in extending Monsignor Farrell's winning streak to three on Saturday. Archbishop Stepinac had no answer to Moye as he threw for 121 yards and a touchdown while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Monsignor Farrell's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-4. Moye and Monsignor Farrell will challenge Moore Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 21.47
Osbourne Made His Presence Known in Archbishop Stepinac's 24-14 Loss
Jesse Osbourne put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in August on Saturday. He rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns.
Archbishop Stepinac is on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8. Osbourne and Archbishop Stepinac will stay at home for another week and welcome Cardinal Hayes at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 20.40
Other Notable Players
- Daniel (Dj) Garcia: 3 sacks and 5 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.50)
- Andrew Waters: 14 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Garrison Heslop: 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Julian Ramos: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Eric Pirrello: 110 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.17)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
