4A Region 9 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 Mccord Christiansen Leads Crimson Cliffs over Pine View
On Friday, Crimson Cliffs got the W thanks in part to Mccord Christiansen playing the best football he has all season. Christiansen's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 107 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Unfortunately for Pine View, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Christiansen. When Christiansen last faced the Panthers back in October of 2023, he rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Gamescore: 54.68
Isaac Andresen Turns in Season-Best Performance
Desert Hills was led to victory by Isaac Andresen, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Andresen rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.3 yards per carry.
The victory was the third in a row for Desert Hills, bringing their record for this year to 5-3. Andresen and Desert Hills will host Cedar at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 35.60
Desert Hills Gets a Boost from Grondel in 38-7 Victory
Another Desert Hills player making an appearance on this list is Gerritt Grondel. He threw for 166 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Grondel has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 164.9 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.27
Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles from Mckay Wright
On Friday, Crimson Cliffs got the W thanks in part to Mckay Wright playing the best football he has all season. Wright wasn't messing around, forcing a fumble and making 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception. The match was his 15th straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Wright might have his next game, a home matchup with Dixie, circled on his calendar. Wright made 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss) and snagged an interception the last time he and the Flyers duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 31.00
Max Griffiths Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Crimson Cliffs got the W thanks in part to Max Griffiths playing the best football he has all season. Griffiths wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making 11 total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. The game was his ninth straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the season, Griffiths has averaged 10.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he had three sacks.
Gamescore: 29.75
Other Notable Players
- Ryder Sherratt: 254 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.03)
- Caleb Paule: 42 yards receiving; 111 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.45)
- Aisa Lopati: 2 sacks, 4 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Van Dailey: 87 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.78)
- Mason Schuman: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
