5A Region 4 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!
D.J Overson Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Cyprus got the W thanks in part to D.J Overson playing the best football he has all season. Overson rushed for 101 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 265 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the year, Overson has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 136.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 66.77
Britton Jepsen Puts an End to Cyprus' Losing Streak on Friday
Thanks in part to Britton Jepsen, Cyprus said goodbye to their 12-game losing streak dating back to last season. Jepsen showed up in a big way on Friday, picking up 201 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He's now once again averaging 100+ receiving yards (102) per game. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 62 yards.
On the year, Jepsen has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 102 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 59.35
Sunia Fifita's Big Game Leads Granger over Hunter
Sunia Fifita posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he posted at least 106 rushing yards in the seventh games prior.
The win was the fourth in a row for Granger, bringing their record for this year to 5-5. Fifita will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Box Elder on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.93
Uha Malekamu Turns in Season-Best Performance
Thanks in part to Uha Malekamu, Cyprus said goodbye to their 12-game losing streak dating back to last season. Malekamu picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 18 total tackles (2.0 for loss), good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long. He has been hot for a while, having posted five or more total tackles the last 11 times he's played.
On the year, Malekamu has averaged 16 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.9 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 31.50
Kofe Made His Presence Known in Granger's 47-6 Victory
The second Granger player making an appearance here is Tevita Kofe, and for good reason. He rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Granger's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-5 when he doesn't).
For the season, Kofe has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 36.1 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after ten games last season, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 31.43
Other Notable Players
- Gio Polanco: 108 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.83)
- Cody Johnson: 129 yards rushing; 1 TD receiving (Gamescore: 26.83)
- Nia Ioapo: 80 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 28 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.37)
- Brighton Webb: 37 yards receiving, 2 TDs ; 42 yards rushing (Gamescore: 22.35)
- Aidan Royce Welchman: 106 yards passing (Gamescore: 21.17)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
