Super - National Red Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Stephen Paradiso Turns in Season-Best Performance
Cedar Grove was led to victory by Stephen Paradiso, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Paradiso threw for 337 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns.
Paradiso must have Glen Ridge's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Paradiso saw the Ridgers), he threw for 222 yards and six touchdowns.
Gamescore: 42.77
Jayden Nigro Has Career Rushing Day
Jayden Nigro produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Verona to the win on Thursday. Nigro rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 52 yards.
The victory (which was Verona's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Nigro and Verona will head out on the road to challenge Glen Ridge at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 42.13
Cedar Grove Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Connor Kerney
Connor Kerney was instrumental in extending Cedar Grove's winning streak to seven on Friday. Kerney rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. We marked that as the best he's had all season, even better than his performance back in September.
On the season, Kerney has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 17.3 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 7.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.75
Gianluca Checchetto Makes It Two for Verona
Another Verona player making an appearance on this list is Gianluca Checchetto. He picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 59 yards.
This season, Checchetto has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 19.1 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 28.12
Maisano Made His Presence Known in Verona's 26-13 Win
Another Verona player making an appearance on this list is Bodie Maisano. He rushed for 120 yards. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 55 yards.
This season, Maisano has averaged 94.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.68
Other Notable Players
- Connor Demasi: 157 yards passing; 25 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.37)
- Nick Russo: 101 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.18)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
