Catholic AA I Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played from last Friday through Sunday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Bowers Posts Huge Game in 39-33 Defeat
Starting off the list is St. John the Baptist's Maxwell Bowers, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Bowers rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 215 yards and a touchdown on only 19 passes.
St. John the Baptist is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4. Bowers and St. John the Baptist will square off against Holy Cross at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 44.63
Fordham Prep took down St. John the Baptist on Friday, a win that might not have happened without Jack McKillop's performance. McKillop turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 121 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 51 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Fordham Prep now has a winning record of 3-2. McKillop and Fordham Prep will welcome Monsignor Farrell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.95
Jack Leary Turns in Season-Best Performance
St. Francis Prep was led to victory by Jack Leary, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Sunday. Leary threw for 228 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. He has become a key player for St. Francis Prep: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
St. Francis Prep is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. Leary and St. Francis Prep are taking a road trip to square off against Christ the King at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Gamescore: 35.80
Big Game from Kuharski As Xavier Won 42-7
Jerry Kuharski was a major factor in Xavier's win over Holy Trinity on Saturday. Kuharski was unstoppable, rushing for 101 yards and three touchdowns.
Xavier pushed their record up to 3-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Kuharski and Xavier are taking a road trip to face off against St. Anthony's at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.20
Hanoi Nelson Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Hanoi Nelson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Xavier to the win on Saturday. Nelson picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.4 total tackles per game.
On the year, Nelson has averaged 5.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 0.6 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.50
Other Notable Players
- Brayden Mangan: 125 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.08)
- Sean Ibert: 1 TD ; 79 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.83)
- Thomas Zeh: 143 yards passing; 60 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.43)
- Jonathan Bailey: 132 yards passing; 27 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.10)
- Thomas Mellody: 72 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 24 yards receiving (Gamescore: 21.85)
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