3A Northern Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Truckee Wins 24th-Straight Thanks to Joseph Birnbaum
Truckee picked up their 24th consecutive win on Saturday thanks in part to Joseph Birnbaum. Birnbaum turned in his biggest game of the season, rushing for 120 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also picking up 35 receiving yards. Truckee was ranked a full 91 places lower in their respective state rankings, but Birnbaum proved rankings don't matter once you're on the field.
Truckee pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Birnbaum and Truckee will square off against Virgin Valley at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 40.53
Jackson Wicks Turns in Season-Best Performance
Truckee picked up their 24th consecutive win on Saturday thanks in part to Jackson Wicks. Wicks produced his best game of the campaign : he rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 88 yards.
For the season, Wicks has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 26.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 7.89 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.30
Matthew Bird Goes Supernova in Churchill County Win
Churchill County picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Matthew Bird. Nobody could stop Bird as he threw for 135 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes, and also rushed for 50 yards.
For the year, Bird has thrown 12 touchdowns while averaging 109.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.30
Anderson Posts Huge Game in 24-21 Victory
Another Churchill County player making an appearance on this list is Calin Anderson. He picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Anderson has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 80 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.20
Ethan Kraintz Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Ethan Kraintz of Elko. Kraintz threw for 123 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 60 yards.
For the year, Kraintz has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 107 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 11 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 85.64 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 24.50
Other Notable Players
- Luke Lauter: 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.50)
- Jace Estabrook: 72 yards passing; 85 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.10)
- Coy Jones: 80 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 15.67)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
