North Jersey - Meadowlands Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Michael Napolitano Turns in Season-Best Effort
Michael Napolitano produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Hasbrouck Heights to the win on Friday. Napolitano rushed for 314 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 19.6 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This year, Napolitano has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 162.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 12.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 84.72
Jayden Gatyas Has Career Rushing Day
Saddle Brook was led to victory by Jayden Gatyas, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Gatyas made 14 total tackles, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 77 yards.
Saddle Brook's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-3. Gatyas will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Weehawken on Friday.
Gamescore: 67.70
Dylan Cerciello Turns in Another Game with at Least 105 Rushing Yards
On Friday, Saddle Brook got the W thanks in part to Dylan Cerciello playing the best football he has all season. Cerciello's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making seven total tackles and defending a pass.
On the year, Cerciello has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 85.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 48.50
Smith Made His Presence Known in Butler's 42-6 Win
Butler picked up their sixth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to David Smith. Smith was dynamite, throwing for 200 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 32 yards.
Butler pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Smith and Butler will welcome Becton at 6:50 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.13
Butler Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Matt Barile
Matt Barile's big game helped extend Butler's winning streak to six on Thursday. Barile was unstoppable, picking up 69 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Barile has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 25.5 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging eight rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 54.33 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 30.97
Other Notable Players
- Pj Coffey: 39 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.85)
- Anthony Way: 1 interception and 8 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.10)
- Dan Amendola: 100 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.07)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
