North Jersey - Meadowlands Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Michael Napolitano Turns in Season-Best Effort
Michael Napolitano produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Hasbrouck Heights to the win on Friday. Napolitano rushed for 314 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 19.6 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the year, Napolitano has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 162.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 12.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 84.72
Jayden Gatyas' Rushing Yards a New Career-High
On Friday, Saddle Brook got the W thanks in part to Jayden Gatyas playing the best football he has all season. Gatyas made 14 total tackles, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 77-yard run.
Saddle Brook's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-3. Gatyas and Saddle Brook will venture away from home to face off against Weehawken at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 67.70
Another Game with at Least 105 Rushing Yards from Dylan Cerciello
Saddle Brook was led to victory by Dylan Cerciello, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Cerciello's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making seven total tackles and defending a pass.
For the season, Cerciello has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 85.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 48.50
Smith Came Up Big in Butler's 42-6 Win
David Smith was instrumental in extending Butler's winning streak to six on Thursday. Smith turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 200 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 32 yards.
Butler pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Smith and Butler will be playing in front of their home fans against Becton at 6:50 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.13
Butler Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Matt Barile
Matt Barile was instrumental in extending Butler's winning streak to six on Thursday. Barile did his part (and then some), picking up 69 receiving yards and a touchdown for the 'W'.
On the year, Barile has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 25.5 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging eight rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 54.33 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 30.97
Other Notable Players
- Pj Coffey: 39 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.85)
- Anthony Way: 1 interception and 8 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.10)
- Dan Amendola: 100 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.07)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
