5A Region 5 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!
Logan Cella and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Logan Cella was instrumental in extending Roy's winning streak to eight on Friday. Cella did his part (and then some), making 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss) for the 'W'. His longest rush was for an incredible 86 yards.
Roy pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Cella and Roy will face off against Bountiful at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 63.05
Siaki Fekitoa Turns in Season-Best Effort
Bountiful was led to victory by Siaki Fekitoa, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Fekitoa rushed for 273 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run.
Fekitoa is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Roy on Friday. When Fekitoa last faced the Royals back in October of 2023, he rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
Gamescore: 53.00
Young Posts Huge Game in 42-28 Victory
Robert Young was instrumental in extending Roy's winning streak to eight on Friday. Young turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 94 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, while also picking up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 68 yards.
Young and Roy will challenge Bountiful at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Royals got just the result they wanted when they last faced the RedHawks, probably because Young had a solid game then too: he picked up 96 receiving yards, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 48.95
Viliami Tapa'atoutai Delivers Electric Performance Vs Northridge
Viliami Tapa'Atoutai continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his third-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 101 rushing yards. He rushed for 167 yards. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making six total tackles.
On the year, Tapa'Atoutai has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 140.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 11.13 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.87
Emerson Geilman Makes It Two for Bountiful
Another Bountiful player making an appearance on this list is Emerson Geilman. He rushed for 40 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 194 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes.
On the season, Geilman has thrown 13 touchdowns (and and only 2 picks) while averaging 202.1 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 17.13 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 38.63 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 36.73
Other Notable Players
- Vainga Havili: 138 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 34.53)
- Tayven Norvang: 15 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 25.42)
- Nathan Webb: 77 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.13)
- Benji Tolman: 95 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 24 yards receiving (Gamescore: 24.75)
- Reese Cantwell: 118 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.55)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
