6A Premier 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Marlie Phillips Leads Hamilton over Browne
Hamilton was led to victory by Marlie Phillips, who turned in her biggest game of the season on Thursday. Phillips wasn't messing around, throwing for 314 yards and six touchdowns while completing 76.2% of her passes. The contest was her fourth straight with four or more passing touchdowns.
The victory for Hamilton keeps them at an undefeated 8-0. Phillips and Hamilton will challenge Highland at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Gamescore: 48.83
Claire Mcmahon and Co. Win Fourth in a Row
Claire McMahon's big game helped extend Basha's winning streak to four on Thursday. Dobson had no answer to McMahon as she picked up 131 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Basha's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2. McMahon will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when she faces off against Marcos de Niza on Tuesday.
Gamescore: 37.43
Hamilton Gets a Boost from Van Heel in 48-0 Victory
Aaliya Van Heel was instrumental in extending Hamilton's winning streak to eight on Thursday. Van Heel was dynamite, picking up 131 receiving yards and two touchdowns. She showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 55 yards.
Gamescore: 27.02
Mia Johnson Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Mia Johnson posting her best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Casteel over Higley on Thursday. Johnson made six total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging three interceptions.
This season, Johnson has averaged 3.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 interceptions. She is looking even better than she did last year: after ten games last season, she was only averaging two total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 25.50
Keegan Doherty Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Keegan Doherty posting her best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Casteel over Higley on Thursday. Doherty picked up two sacks, made six total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass. She is becoming a predictor of Casteel's success: when she posts at least three total tackles the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when she doesn't).
For the year, Doherty has averaged 2 total tackles per game and for the season has those 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 24.50
Other Notable Players
- Lacie Nemchick: 148 yards passing; 49 yards rushing (Gamescore: 17.47)
- Samaya Taylor-Jenkins: 108 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.13)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
