6A Region 3 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Taumoepeau Came Up Big in Westlake's 34-14 Defeat
Starting off the list is Westlake's Nusi Taumoepeau, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Taumoepeau made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss). He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 67 yards.
Westlake's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-7. Taumoepeau and Westlake will host Lone Peak at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 52.50
Kaneal Sweetwyne Delivers Electric Performance Vs Pleasant Grove
Kaneal Sweetwyne's big game helped extend Skyridge's winning streak to four on Thursday. Sweetwyne was dynamite, throwing for 254 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 34 yards.
Skyridge's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Sweetwyne and Skyridge will square off against American Fork at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 39.83
Kepa Niumeitolu Delivers Best Performance of Season
Lone Peak was led to victory by Kepa Niumeitolu, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Niumeitolu threw for 194 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also rushed for 72 yards.
For the year, Niumeitolu has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 168.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.52
Legend Glasker Crosses Big Stat Threshold
While Legend Glasker delivered a dominant performance on Thursday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Lehi. Glasker was excellent, picking up 226 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (122). He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 53 yards.
This season, Glasker has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 122 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.35
Niu Made His Presence Known in Lehi's 24-21 Loss
Keeping Glasker company is Jett Niu, a fellow Lehi player. He threw for 327 yards and two touchdowns.
On the season, Niu has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 219.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.30
Other Notable Players
- Cade Wilkinson: 129 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.40)
- Ike Staley: (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Devaughn Eka: 71 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.33)
- David Gaisford Jr.: 154 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.67)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
