A-8 Arkansas Valley (8 Man) 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!
Orion Martinez's Big Game Leads Las Animas over Rocky Ford
Starting off the list is Las Animas's Orion Martinez, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Martinez rushed for 143 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.
Martinez and Las Animas will square off against Swink at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Trojans had to take a loss when they last met the Lions, but Martinez had little to do with the loss: he rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 56.13
COLBY BATTERTON and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
COLBY BATTERTON's big game helped extend Springfield's winning streak to six on Friday. BATTERTON's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 132 rushing yards dating back to last season. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made seven total tackles.
On the year, BATTERTON has run in 18 touchdowns while averaging 171.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 53.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 55.05
Mcclave Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Mason Barr
Mason Barr's big game helped extend McClave's winning streak to seven on Friday. Barr did his part (and then some), rushing for 137 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, while also picking up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown for the 'W'.
McClave pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Barr and McClave will square off against Springfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.12
Braydon Ortiz Delivers Best Performance of Season
Las Animas was led to victory by Braydon Ortiz, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Ortiz rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He is becoming a predictor of Las Animas' success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Ortiz and Las Animas will challenge Swink at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ortiz will face off against Luke Hanagan, the Lions' star quarterback. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 40.23
Ethan Bronniman and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Ethan Bronniman was instrumental in extending McClave's winning streak to seven on Friday. Bronniman turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 256 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes.
For the year, Bronniman has thrown 12 touchdowns (and and only 2 picks) while averaging 120.6 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 8.14 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 42.86 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 35.47
Other Notable Players
- Drayden McCray: 81 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 31.18)
- Jessie Pizarro: 81 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.05)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
