6A Region 1 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Teiyon Halbasch Leads Layton over Syracuse
Sadly, Teiyon Halbasch posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Layton over Syracuse on Thursday. Halbasch picked up 307 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards.
Layton is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-5. They and Weber are set to duel on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 43.95
Hoopes Made His Presence Known in Farmington's 28-20 Victory
Travis Hoopes's big game helped extend Farmington's winning streak to three on Thursday. Hoopes was unstoppable, rushing for 145 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Farmington is 3-1 when Hoopes posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
Farmington has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. Hoopes and Farmington will take on Fremont at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 36.88
Owen Simkins Delivers Best Effort of Season
Owen Simkins produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Fremont to the win on Thursday. Simkins rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 70 yards.
The win (which was Fremont's seventh in a row) raised their record to 7-2. Simkins and Fremont will head out on the road to face off against Farmington at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 33.60
Another Game with at Least 101 Receiving Yards from Bode Sparrow
Bode Sparrow continued his hot streak on Thursday by dropping his third-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 101 receiving yards. He picked up 109 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Davis is 5-1 when Sparrow posts 100 or more receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Davis' defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3. Sparrow and Davis will head out to take on Syracuse at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 28.90
Jett Salmon Turns in Season-Best Performance
Farmington was led to victory by Jett Salmon, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Salmon picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles.
This season, Salmon has averaged 6.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks.
Gamescore: 28.75
Other Notable Players
- Madden Sargent: 448 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.97)
- Aj Dehorney: 90 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 1 TD receiving (Gamescore: 25.75)
- Ledger Wight: 144 yards passing; 54 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.00)
- Tradon Bessinger: 284 yards passing; 24 yards rushing (Gamescore: 24.63)
- Manase Tuatagaloa: 326 yards passing (Gamescore: 21.53)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
