Central Connecticut - Tier 1 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!
Luke Shannon Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Glastonbury's Luke Shannon, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Shannon made six total tackles.
This season, Shannon has averaged 3.6 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he had one receiving touchdown. This year he is already up to nine.
Gamescore: 52.92
Connor Finnerty Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Glastonbury got the W thanks in part to Connor Finnerty playing the best football he has all season. Finnerty threw for 230 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
For the season, Finnerty has thrown 13 touchdowns (and no picks) while averaging 118.1 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 10.75 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.43
Jayden Allen Delivers Electric Effort Vs Glastonbury
New Britain was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Jayden Allen did his best to prevent it. Nobody could stop Allen as he rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns.
The defeat snapped New Britain's winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 7-1 record. Allen and New Britain will challenge Manchester at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.57
Manchester Gets a Boost from Mugovero in 26-20 Victory
Manchester took down Southington on Friday, a win that might not have happened without Joe Mugovero's standout performance. Mugovero turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 163 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the season, Mugovero has caught 13 touchdowns while averaging 120 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.13
Tommy Hussey Delivers Best Performance of Season
Hall came up short on Friday despite Tommy Hussey delivering his best game to date. Hussey threw for 159 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Hall dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Hussey and Hall will look to defend their home field on Thursday against East Hartford at 6:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 26.60
Other Notable Players
- Emanuel Sampel: 296 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 24.53)
- Chris Betros: 1.5 sacks and 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.25)
- Anthony DuBaldo: 57 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Nick Filiault: 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
- Amarie "Bo" Leatherwood(Neal): 56 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 35 yards rushing (Gamescore: 16.62)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
