North Jersey - Meadowlands 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 Michael Napolitano Leads Hasbrouck Heights over Secaucus
Hasbrouck Heights was led to victory by Michael Napolitano, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Napolitano rushed for 217 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
This season, Napolitano has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 131.8 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 12 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 76.78
Matt Barile Has Career-Day on Friday
Butler was led to victory by Matt Barile, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Barile rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 47 receiving yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The victory for Butler keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. Barile and Butler will head out to take on Waldwick/Midland Park at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 41.88
Dylan Cerciello Turns in Season-Best Effort
Saddle Brook was led to victory by Dylan Cerciello, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Cerciello rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles and defending two passes.
The win snapped Saddle Brook's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 2-4 record. Cerciello and Saddle Brook will face off against North Arlington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.90
Hasbrouck Heights Gets a Boost from Summers in 42-14 Win
Another Hasbrouck Heights player making an appearance on this list is Jake Summers. He picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Summers has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 36.6 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after five games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to six.
Gamescore: 32.47
Nikolos Vitiello Makes It Two for Saddle Brook
Another Saddle Brook player making an appearance on this list is Nikolos Vitiello. He rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 67 yards and a touchdown on only five passes.
For the year, Vitiello has thrown 2 touchdowns while averaging 35.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.77
Other Notable Players
- Joseph Russo: 3 sacks and 5 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 26.00)
- Nicholas Haines: 84 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.65)
- David Smith: 100 yards passing; 50 yards rushing (Gamescore: 22.87)
- Evan Croker: 47 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Dan Amendola: 168 yards passing; 27 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
