2A South East 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!
Cael Buxton's Big Game Leads Lamar over La Junta
Starting off the list is Lamar's Cael Buxton, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Buxton picked up 102 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
The win for Lamar keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. Buxton and Lamar are taking a road trip to challenge Woodland Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.03
Jordan Jones Delivers Best Effort of Season
Banning Lewis Academy came up short on Friday despite Jordan Jones delivering his best game to date. Jones picked up 113 receiving yards and a touchdown. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 85 yards.
On the year, Jones has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 50.2 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 15 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.13
Diego Estrada Turns in Season-Best Performance
Lamar was led to victory by Diego Estrada, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Estrada made 18 total tackles.
For the year, Estrada has averaged 14.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.32
Matteo Pizarro and Co. Win Fifth in a Row
Matteo Pizarro's big game helped extend Woodland Park's winning streak to five on Friday. Pizarro wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss). The match was his third straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.8 total tackles per game.
For the season, Pizarro has averaged 5.8 total tackles per game and for the season has those 2 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.50
Woodland Park Gets a Boost from Joseph Schoenberger in 43-7 Victory
Marqus Joseph Schoenberger's big game helped extend Woodland Park's winning streak to five on Friday. Banning Lewis Academy had no answer to Joseph Schoenberger as he rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 94 yards and a touchdown.
If history really does repeat itself, Joseph Schoenberger might just drop another big game when he faces off against Lamar on Friday. Joseph Schoenberger threw for 281 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt the last time he and the Thunder duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 25.97
Other Notable Players
- Noah Howard: 142 yards passing; 120 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.98)
- Alex Aguilar: 105 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
