District 1 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!
Kennedy Duda Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Westfield's Kennedy Duda, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Duda rushed for 173 yards and four touchdowns on only six carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The victory (which was Westfield's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1. Duda and Westfield will head out on the road to square off against James Madison at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 56.20
Mohamed Shuaib Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, Mohamed Shuaib posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead South Lakes over Chantilly on Friday. Shuaib threw for 338 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt, and also punched in a rushing score.
This is the second loss in a row for South Lakes and nudges their season record down to 2-4. Shuaib and South Lakes will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Oakton at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 34.03
Connor Morin Makes It Two for Westfield
Another Westfield player making an appearance on this list is Connor Morin. He threw for 64 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Morin has averaged 16.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.75
A Season-Best Effort from Nathan Deglel Leads South Lakes over Chantilly
On Friday, South Lakes had to settle for second even though Nathan Deglel put up the best numbers he has all season. Deglel picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (4.5 for loss).
This season, Deglel has averaged 7.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 0.83 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 25.75
Centreville Gets a Boost from Pilgrim in 34-7 Defeat
Rounding off our Top Five is Menyelek Pilgrim of Centreville. Pilgrim made 13 total tackles.
Centreville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. Pilgrim and Centreville will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Westfield at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 25.68
Other Notable Players
- Malachi Lee: 71 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.40)
- Nick Picarelli: 115 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.95)
- Amare Thaxton: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
