Western 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!
Thomas Posts Huge Game in 56-14 Win
Starting off the list is Palisades's Jack Thomas, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Thomas threw for 293 yards and five touchdowns while completing 85% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played.
Palisades pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Thomas and Palisades will be playing at home against Hamilton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.53
Joshua Aaron Delivers Electric Effort Vs Fairfax
Joshua Aaron posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 90 yards.
Aaron and Venice will look to defend their home field on Friday against Westchester at 7:30 p.m. Aaron will face off against Landon Davis, the Comets' star rusher. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 41.42
Another Game with at Least 107 Rushing Yards from Justen Key
Justen Key's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his fourth-straight game with 107+ rushing yards. He rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry.
On the season, Key has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 79.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 1.89 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.50
Amir Rogers Has Career-Day on Friday
Amir Rogers posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made two total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 27.47
William Biddle Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, William Biddle posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead University over Palisades on Friday. Biddle rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
University is on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against Fairfax at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.60
Other Notable Players
- Jordan Rodgers: 1 sack, (1TD), 4 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 24.88)
- Miles Nico Manilay: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (Gamescore: 22.22)
- Hector Lopez: 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
