2A Verde 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Sean Helgeson Leads Scottsdale Christian Academy over Madison Highland Prep
Sean Helgeson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Scottsdale Christian Academy to the win on Friday. Helgeson threw for 146 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 65 yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He has become a key player for Scottsdale Christian Academy: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
Scottsdale Christian Academy pushed their record up to 5-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Helgeson and Scottsdale Christian Academy are taking a road trip to take on Shadow Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.23
Caleb Randall Makes It Two for Scottsdale Christian Academy
Another Scottsdale Christian Academy player making an appearance on this list is Caleb Randall. He made eight total tackles. He also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Scottsdale Christian Academy is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
This season, Randall has averaged 9.3 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.20
Preston Tucker put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in August on Friday. He rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made six total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
On the year, Tucker has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 26.6 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 0.78 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.45
Collins Made His Presence Known in Shadow Mountain's 25-10 Loss
Rounding off our Top Five is Sean Collins of Shadow Mountain. Collins rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 110 rushing yards.
Shadow Mountain moved to 4-5 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. Collins and Shadow Mountain will take on Scottsdale Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.88
Other Notable Players
- Cyler Ellsworth: 11 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.25)
- Joey Allen (Ace): 15 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.25)
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