5A District 1 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!
Kyle Evenhus Delivers Best Performance of Season
Kyle Evenhus produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Los Alamos to the win on Saturday. Evenhus threw for 194 yards and five touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Evenhus and Los Alamos will challenge Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Hilltoppers had to take a loss when they last met the Vikings, but Evenhus had little to do with the loss: he threw for 92 yards and two touchdowns. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 39.13
Chris Melendez Turns in Another Game with at Least 113 Receiving Yards
Chris Melendez's receiving tear continued on Saturday as he dropped his third-straight game with 113+ receiving yards. He made three total tackles. He also hauled in two receiving touchdowns, which is notable because Valley is 2-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-5 record this season. Melendez and Valley will face off against Los Alamos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.53
A Season-Best Performance from Salid Rashid Leads Miyamura over Capital
Salid Rashid produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Miyamura to the win on Friday. Rashid threw for 247 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. He has become a key player for Miyamura: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
The victory was the third in a row for Miyamura, bringing their record for this year to 5-3. They and Del Norte are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.77
Herrera Came Up Big in Los Alamos' 50-0 Victory
Another Los Alamos player making an appearance on this list is Jordan Herrera. He rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also caught a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 123 rushing yards.
For the year, Herrera has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 120.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.18
Other Notable Players
- Akim Leija: 112 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.53)
- Seth Torres: 98 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 22.30)
- Julian Butkivich: 155 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.63)
- Aidan Macias: 44 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 16.90)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
