4A District 2 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!
William Braun Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Saturday, Albuquerque Academy got the W thanks in part to William Braun playing the best football he has all season. Braun threw for 372 yards and six touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes.
With the victory, Albuquerque Academy broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-4. Braun and Albuquerque Academy will challenge Silver at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 52.90
Hershul Olloway Jr's Big Game Leads St. Pius X over Portales
Hershul Olloway Jr's big game helped extend St. Pius X's winning streak to three on Friday. Olloway Jr did his part (and then some), rushing for 151 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry for the 'W'. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 62 yards.
For the season, Olloway Jr has run in 13 touchdowns while averaging 137 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.45
Cayl Cox-Liggins Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Cayl Cox-Liggins produced his most outstanding game to date while leading St. Pius X to the win on Friday. Cox-Liggins picked up 183 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (103.6). He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 61 yards.
For the year, Cox-Liggins has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 103.6 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 44.30
A Season-Best Performance from Isaiah Carpenter Leads St. Pius X over Portales
On Friday, St. Pius X got the W thanks in part to Isaiah Carpenter playing the best football he has all season. Carpenter threw for 312 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt.
This season, Carpenter has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 220 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 43.94 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 89.21 passer rating.
Gamescore: 39.50
Joel Lujan's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Joel Lujan posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also picked up 32 receiving yards.
Portales's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. Lujan and Portales will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Albuquerque Academy at 1:00 p.m. on October 26th.
Gamescore: 30.17
Other Notable Players
- Kolbe Padilla: 1 sack and 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 29.00)
- Aiden Erickson: 131 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 22 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.37)
- Jett Galles: 197 yards receiving; 28 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.08)
- Leandro Garcia: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Justin Duran: 52 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.88)
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