C1 District 1 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!
Brant Gulizia Delivers Best Performance of Season
Auburn was led to victory by Brant Gulizia, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Gulizia wasn't messing around, making 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss). The match was his fourth straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season.
The victory (which was Auburn's fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-1. Gulizia and Auburn will take on Nebraska City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.25
Nixon Ligouri Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Keeping Gulizia company is Nixon Ligouri, a fellow Auburn player. He rushed for 168 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (100.9) per game.
For the year, Ligouri has thrown 3 touchdowns while averaging 46.9 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 27 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.97
Brayden Earll Puts an End to Nebraska City's Losing Streak on Friday
Thanks in part to Brayden Earll, Nebraska City said goodbye to their eight-game losing streak dating back to last season. Earll turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday, forcing a fumble and making nine total tackles. His longest rush was for an incredible 87 yards.
Nebraska City's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-7. Earll and Nebraska City will face off against Auburn at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.92
Tieran Cox's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Syracuse over Auburn
Syracuse was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Tieran Cox did his best to prevent it. Despite the defeat, Cox was still balling out as he rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 86 yards.
This season, Cox has thrown 0 touchdowns while averaging 2.4 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 4.25 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 126.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 31.30
Nebraska City's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Tyrese Gardner
Nebraska City's eight-game losing streak dating back to last season is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Tyrese Gardner. Fairbury had no answer to Gardner on Friday as he picked up two sacks and made 13 total tackles.
Gamescore: 27.55
Other Notable Players
- Maxwell Parde: 90 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.33)
- Cy Petersen: 107 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.28)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
