5A Desert West 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!
Blake Roskopf Turns in Season-Best Performance
Blake Roskopf produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Desert Edge to the win on Friday. Roskopf threw for 252 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.9% of his passes. He has become a key player for Desert Edge: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise.
Desert Edge's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. Roskopf and Desert Edge are taking a road trip to square off against Tucson High Magnet School at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.40
A Season-Best Performance from Zerek Sidney Leads Desert Edge over Cactus Shadows
On Friday, Desert Edge got the W thanks in part to Zerek Sidney playing the best football he has all season. Sidney picked up 132 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, Sidney has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 45.4 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 5.78 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.03
Jack Isidore Delivers Electric Performance Vs Notre Dame Prep
Jack Isidore continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his eighth-straight game with at least 110 rushing yards. He rushed for 172 yards while picking up 9.1 yards per carry.
The victory (which was Verrado's fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-2. Isidore and Verrado will face off against Buena at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.67
Julian (Juju) Stubblefield Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Julian (Juju) Stubblefield posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He picked up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Cactus pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. (Juju) Stubblefield and Cactus have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Kellis at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 22.63
Aryon Thomas Delivers Best Performance of Season
Aryon Thomas produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Desert Edge to the win on Friday. Thomas rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023.
For the season, Thomas has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 50.8 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 27.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.80
Other Notable Players
- Jerry Washington: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Tayejion Player: 74 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
