3A Metro West 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!
Parker Schmitz Dazzles in Paradise Honors Victory
Starting off the list is Paradise Honors's Parker Schmitz, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Schmitz threw for 274 yards and five touchdowns on perfect 14-for-14 passing, and also rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown.
Paradise Honors pushed their record up to 3-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Schmitz and Paradise Honors will host Valley Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 56.27
Hardge Posts Huge Game in 48-7 Win
Shimir Hardge was instrumental in extending Dysart's winning streak to five on Friday. Nobody could stop Hardge as he rushed for 160 yards on only 11 carries.
Dysart's win bumped their record up to 5-2. Hardge and Dysart will square off against Page at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.60
Aiden Lee Turns in Season-Best Performance
Paradise Honors was led to victory by Aiden Lee, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Lee rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This year, Lee has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 19 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.60
While Yuma might've come up empty on Friday, Andrew Mosqueda wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Mosqueda as he picked up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Mosqueda has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 68.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.72
A Constellation of Stars for Paradise Honors
Another Paradise Honors player making an appearance on this list is Preston Brown. He picked up 124 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Brown has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 107.1 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 6.57 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.73
Other Notable Players
- Kenyon Rosenthal: 95 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.68)
- Elijah Garcia: 1.5 sacks and 9 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.00)
- Cougar Holt: 89 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.40)
- Parker Dailey: 1 interception, 5 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Hunter Cotten: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
