6A Desert Valley 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!
Boulder Creek Gets a Boost from Stano in 35-14 Victory
Starting off the list is Boulder Creek's Everett Stano, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Stano threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown.
Boulder Creek's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5. Stano's next game is against Valley Vista on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 31.67
A Season-Best Performance from Jaahad Parris Leads Valley Vista over Mountain Ridge
On Friday, Valley Vista had to settle for second even though Jaahad Parris put up the best numbers he has all season. Parris rushed for 58 yards and two touchdowns.
Parris and Valley Vista will take on Boulder Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup will pit Parris up against the Jaguars' star RB Karsten Cornell. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 21.75
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Kody Halpine
Mountain Ridge was led to victory by Kody Halpine, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Halpine wasn't messing around, making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss) and snagged an interception. The game was his fourth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the season, Halpine has averaged 4.1 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 18.00
Boulder Creek was led to victory by Ian Cox, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Cox wasn't messing around, making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The game was his seventh straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the year, Cox has averaged 8.3 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.86 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 17.50
Other Notable Players
- Will Kocher: 94 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.73)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
