4A Desert Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Felix Romero Delivers Best Performance of Season
Felix Romero produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Cimarron-Memorial to the win on Saturday. Romero rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries.
The win was the third in a row for Cimarron-Memorial, bringing their record for this year to 4-3. Romero and Cimarron-Memorial will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Mojave at 6:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 42.00
Jarius Vaimaona Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
On Saturday, Mojave got the W thanks in part to Jarius Vaimaona playing the best football he has all season. Vaimaona wasn't messing around, picking up three sacks, forcing a fumble, and making nine total tackles (4.0 for loss). The match was his fifth straight with five or more total tackles.
The win (which was Mojave's sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Vaimaona and Mojave will face off against Cheyenne at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 37.00
Zachary Campbell Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Zachary Campbell posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Rancho over Cimarron-Memorial on Saturday. Campbell picked up 121 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 79 yards.
Rancho is on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Campbell and Rancho will take on Somerset Academy Losee at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 24.43
Hawkins Posts Huge Game in 59-0 Win
Antwan Hawkins's big game helped extend Mojave's winning streak to six on Saturday. Nobody could stop Hawkins as he rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
On the year, Hawkins has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 80.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.78
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Alex Tuimaualuga
Alex Tuimaualuga continued his hot streak on Saturday by dropping his seventh-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He forced two fumbles and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Bonanza is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Tuimaualuga and Bonanza will head out on the road to face off against Western at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 23.75
Other Notable Players
- Arthur AJ Williams: 26 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.77)
- Matthew Sua: 24 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.58)
- Cedrick Stubblefield: 1 sack and 5 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Albert AJ Tuitele: 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.97)
- Miguel Reinares: 63 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.08)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
