6A West Valley Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played from last Wednesday through Monday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Cameron Mailloux Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Cameron Mailloux produced her most outstanding game to date while leading Mountain Ridge to the win on Thursday. Mailloux rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (101.7). Those 141 rushing yards gave her a new career-high.
Mountain Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Mailloux and Mountain Ridge will challenge Tolleson at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Gamescore: 50.72
Boulder Creek Comes Up Short Despite Huge Game from Underclassman Alice Betts
Even if Boulder Creek couldn't beat Mountain Ridge on Thursday, underclassman Alice Betts still had a big game. Betts was excellent, making 12 total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception. Thanks to that strong showing, she's now averaging 5.3 total tackles per game.
Boulder Creek is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Betts and Boulder Creek will stay at home for another week and welcome Valley Vista at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Gamescore: 24.50
A Season-Best Performance from Emma Langer Leads Mountain Ridge over Boulder Creek
Mountain Ridge was led to victory by Emma Langer, who turned in her biggest game of the season on Thursday. Langer picked up 173 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This season, Langer has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 73.5 receiving yards per game. She is looking even better than she did last year: after six games last season, she was only averaging 20.67 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.97
Madeline Kouvelas Makes It Two for Boulder Creek
The second Boulder Creek player making an appearance here is Madeline Kouvelas, and for good reason. She wasn't messing around on Thursday, making eight total tackles and defending three passes in addition to snagging an interception. The matchup was her sixth straight with five or more total tackles.
This year, Kouvelas has averaged 8.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 interceptions.
Gamescore: 21.50
O'connor Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Bella Wolf
Bella Wolf's big game helped extend O'Connor's winning streak to five on Wednesday. West Point had no answer to Wolf as she made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
O'Connor pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Wolf and O'Connor will be playing at home against Shadow Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Gamescore: 20.00
Other Notable Players
- Talia Nelson: 8 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.50)
- Malayah Wilson: 3 sacks and 5 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
