5A Special District 2 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!
Veliz Came Up Big in Woodburn's 51-32 Defeat
Starting off the list is Woodburn's Cruz Veliz, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Veliz rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Woodburn is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4. Veliz and Woodburn will challenge Wilsonville on Friday.
Gamescore: 71.98
Mark Wiepert's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Wilsonville over Silverton
Mark Wiepert posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 332 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 79 yards on only ten carries. His passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 332 passing yards.
On the year, Wiepert has thrown 28 touchdowns while averaging 314.6 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 11.14 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 67.73
Underclassman JT Girod Major Player in Central/Kings Valley Win
It was an underclassman who stole the show on Friday as JT Girod came into the match on a mission. He did his part (and then some), throwing for 227 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.2% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground for the 'W'.
For the season, Girod has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 179.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.43
Nick Crowley Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Wilsonville had to settle for second even though Nick Crowley put up the best numbers he has all season. Crowley wasn't messing around, picking up 137 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The contest was his third straight with three or more receiving touchdowns.
On the season, Crowley has caught 13 touchdowns while averaging 119.1 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 75.43 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.20
Pritchard Moa Posts Huge Game in 51-32 Win
Another Central/Kings Valley player making an appearance on this list is Asa Pritchard Moa. He rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
For the year, Pritchard Moa has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 45 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.40
Other Notable Players
- Carter Christiansen: 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
