West Jersey - Royal 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!
Aidan Barbato Goes Supernova in Gateway Regional Victory
Starting off the list is Gateway Regional's Aidan Barbato, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Barbato rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Those 180 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
The victory got Gateway Regional back to even at 4-4. Barbato and Gateway Regional have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Pitman on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.25
Binck Posts Huge Game in 33-0 Win
Keeping Barbato company is Dj Binck, a fellow Gateway Regional player. He picked up 45 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Binck has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 14.2 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 25.50
Will Nicholas Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Sterling got the W thanks in part to Will Nicholas playing the best football he has all season. Nicholas picked up two sacks and made 11 total tackles. Sterling is undefeated when Nicholas posts two or more sacks, but 0-5 otherwise.
For the season, Nicholas has averaged 3.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks.
Gamescore: 22.63
A Season-Best Performance from Gianni Pembroke Leads Gateway Regional over Mastery
On Friday, Gateway Regional got the W thanks in part to Gianni Pembroke playing the best football he has all season. Pembroke threw for 89 yards and three touchdowns. Gateway Regional is 2-1 when Pembroke posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
For the year, Pembroke has thrown 5 touchdowns while averaging 35.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.83
Other Notable Players
- Jaden Davis: 2 sacks, 5 total tackles, and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Terrill Lewis: 71 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.40)
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