4A Desert 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!
Albert AJ Tuitele's Big Game Leads Mojave over Cimarron-Memorial
Albert AJ Tuitele's big game helped extend Mojave's winning streak to eight on Friday. Nobody could stop Tuitele as he made 20 total tackles (4.0 for loss) and defended three passes.incredibly, Tuitele got all that yardage with just one huge run
Mojave pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Tuitele and Mojave will challenge Somerset Academy Losee at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 59.00
Bonanza's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Alex Tuimaualuga
Bonanza's four-game losing streak is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Alex Tuimaualuga. Tuimaualuga turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday, making seven total tackles. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 62 yards.
Unfortunately for Rancho, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Tuimaualuga. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Tuimaualuga saw the Rams), he picked up four sacks and made eight total tackles.
Gamescore: 35.15
Ryan Patane Makes It Two for Western
Another Western player making an appearance on this list is Ryan Patane. He rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Patane has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 45 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.50
Mojave Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to S'marrion Coleman
S'Marrion Coleman's big game helped extend Mojave's winning streak to eight on Friday. Coleman rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long.all of that, rushing production came thanks to one massive run
This year, Coleman has averaged 42.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.28
Other Notable Players
- Adrian Martinez: 62 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
