Northern 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 Tyson Wurzer Leads University Prep over Central Valley
On Friday, University Prep got the W thanks in part to Tyson Wurzer playing the best football he has all season. Wurzer rushed for 234 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 154 or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
The victory was the third in a row for University Prep, bringing their record for this year to 5-1. Wurzer and University Prep will venture away from home to square off against Lassen at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 68.00
Dowan Stephens Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Friday, Lassen got the W thanks in part to Dowan Stephens playing the best football he has all season. Stephens rushed for 186 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.3 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 50 yards.
For the year, Stephens has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 129.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 14.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 53.20
Raby Posts Huge Game in 35-8 Defeat
While Anderson might've come up empty on Friday, Alias Raby wasn't going down without a fight. Lassen had no answer to Raby as he forced a fumble and made 12 total tackles.
On the year, Raby has averaged 9.3 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 36.00
Aj Johnson Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Aj Johnson of Central Valley. Johnson's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 108 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Central Valley is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons faces off against West Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.73
Other Notable Players
- Trevan Crane: 114 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.15)
- Dathen Moore: 161 yards rushing (Gamescore: 28.78)
- Daimon Pierce: 2 interception and 9 total tackles (Gamescore: 24.80)
- Drason Recio: 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.15)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
