3A Sawtooth Central Idaho 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!
Matthew Nevarez Delivers Best Performance of Season
Matthew Nevarez produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Nampa Christian to the win on Friday. Nevarez rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He has become a key player for Nampa Christian: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Parma had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Nevarez it was a similar story. Nevarez rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Panthers duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 42.18
Travis Came Up Big in New Plymouth's 39-12 Defeat
Payton Travis's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his third-straight game with 108+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Marsing's probably not too fond of Travis given he always seems to get the better of them. When Travis last faced the Huskies back in September of 2023, he rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 39.35
Payton Zigga Turns in Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles
Payton Zigga continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 14th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least six total tackles. He picked up two sacks and made 14 total tackles (6.0 for loss).
On the year, Zigga has averaged 13.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 8.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 35.00
A Season-Best Effort from Ian Johnson Leads Nampa Christian over Parma
Nampa Christian was led to victory by Ian Johnson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Johnson rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 60 yards.
On the year, Johnson has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 25.5 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 2.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 33.17 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 33.83
Steinmeyer Posts Huge Game in 39-12 Win
Rounding off our Top Five is Luke Steinmeyer of Marsing. Steinmeyer made 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
For the year, Steinmeyer has averaged 7.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 31.42
Other Notable Players
- Moises Montes: 87 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.60)
- Bantayehu Knudson: 74 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.25)
- Jaden Shaw: 132 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 22 yards rushing (Gamescore: 25.23)
- Wes Troke: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.10)
- Dylan O'Brien: 58 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.63)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
