6A Region I District 5 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!
Ryder Garcia Drops League-Best Performance on Friday
Starting off the list is Guyer's Ryder Garcia, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Garcia wasn't messing around on Friday, picking up four sacks, forcing a fumble, and making 11 total tackles (5.0 for loss). The matchup was his sixth straight with seven or more total tackles.
On the season, Garcia has averaged 9.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 6.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 47.25
Kevin Sperry's Big Game Leads Guyer over Hebron
Another Guyer player making an appearance on this list is Kevin Sperry. He rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 169 yards and a touchdown.
Sperry and Guyer will venture away from home to take on Marcus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sperry will face off against Colton Nussmeier, the Marauders' star quarterback. 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: 28.67
Keliikipi Came Up Big in Marcus' 49-21 Victory
Isaiah Keliikipi was a major factor in Marcus's win over Braswell on Friday. Keliikipi turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 61 yards.
On the year, Keliikipi has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 27 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 91.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 28.18
Matt Desantes Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Guyer got the W thanks in part to Matt Desantes playing the best football he has all season. Desantes picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles.
This season, Desantes has averaged 3.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 25.00
Colton Nussmeier Makes It Two for Marcus
Another Marcus player making an appearance on this list is Colton Nussmeier. He threw for 132 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
This season, Nussmeier has thrown 10 touchdowns (and and only 2 pick) while averaging 171.8 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had four passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 16.10
Other Notable Players
- Sterling Schneider: 65 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.38)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
