4A Mountain Sky Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Wednesday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Blanca Ventura Gomez Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Coconino's Blanca Ventura Gomez, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Ventura Gomez threw for 326 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.5% of her passes, and also rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
The victory was the third in a row for Coconino, bringing their record for this year to 11-3. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Coconino Panthers duke it out with the Mesquite Wildcats at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 60.43
Danica Kern Makes It Two for Coconino
Keeping Ventura Gomez company is Danica Kern, a fellow Coconino player. She picked up 151 receiving yards and two touchdowns. She really caught the secondary sleeping when she pulled down a catch that went for 70 yards.
On the year, Kern has caught 19 touchdowns while averaging 84.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.85
Prescott Wins 13th-Straight Thanks to Rianna Aguilar
Rianna Aguilar was instrumental in extending Prescott's winning streak to 13 on Wednesday. Aguilar was dynamite, rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also throwing for 117 yards on 12 of 21 attempts. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in rushing yards.
Prescott's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-0. Aguilar and Prescott will stay at home for another week and welcome Benjamin Franklin at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 25.20
Maneely Came Up Big in Prescott's 19-7 Win
Prescott picked up their 13th consecutive win on Wednesday thanks in part to Maggie Maneely. Maneely turned in nothing short of a gem, making three total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 23.38
Lucy Stiegler Makes It Three for Coconino
Another Coconino player making an appearance on this list is Lucy Stiegler. She picked up 96 receiving yards and two touchdowns. She has become a key player for Coconino: the team is 10-1 when she posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
For the season, Stiegler has caught 18 touchdowns while averaging 67 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.85
Other Notable Players
- Delainey Courtney: 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
