6A Region 1 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Teiyon Halbasch Turns in Season-Best Performance
Layton came up short on Thursday despite Teiyon Halbasch delivering his best game to date. Halbasch picked up 307 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards.
Layton is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-5. They and Weber are set to duel on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 43.95
Big Game from Hoopes As Farmington Won 28-20
Travis Hoopes was instrumental in extending Farmington's winning streak to three on Thursday. Hoopes did his part (and then some), rushing for 145 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry for the 'W'. He is becoming a predictor of Farmington's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-4 when he doesn't).
Farmington has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. Hoopes and Farmington will take on Fremont at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 36.88
A Season-Best Effort from Owen Simkins Leads Fremont over Weber
Owen Simkins produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Fremont to the win on Thursday. Simkins rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 70 yards.
The victory (which was Fremont's seventh in a row) raised their record to 7-2. Simkins and Fremont are taking a road trip to square off against Farmington at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 33.60
Another Game with at Least 101 Receiving Yards from Bode Sparrow
Bode Sparrow's receiving tear continued on Thursday as he dropped his third-straight game with 101+ receiving yards dating back to last season. He picked up 109 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Davis is 5-1 when Sparrow posts 100 or more receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Davis' loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3. Sparrow and Davis will head out on the road to challenge Syracuse at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Gamescore: 28.90
Jett Salmon Delivers Best Effort of Season
Farmington was led to victory by Jett Salmon, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Salmon picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles.
This season, Salmon has averaged 6.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks.
Gamescore: 28.75
Other Notable Players
- Madden Sargent: 448 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.97)
- Aj Dehorney: 90 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 1 TD receiving (Gamescore: 25.75)
- Ledger Wight: 144 yards passing; 54 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.00)
- Tradon Bessinger: 284 yards passing; 24 yards rushing (Gamescore: 24.63)
- Manase Tuatagaloa: 326 yards passing (Gamescore: 21.53)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
