6A District 2 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!
Jahleel Lewis Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Sandia got the W thanks in part to Jahleel Lewis playing the best football he has all season. Lewis threw for 215 yards and four touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Lewis has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 177.4 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 13.99 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 99.09 passer rating.
Gamescore: 48.33
Kaiden Reese Goes Supernova in Los Lunas Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Kaiden Reese stepped things up a notch to give Los Lunas the 'W'. Nobody could stop Reese as he rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 95 yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an incredible 73 yards.
Reese must have Santa Fe's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Reese rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 85 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes the last time he and the Demons duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 32.43
Aiden Maldonado Makes It Two for Sandia
Another Sandia player making an appearance on this list is Aiden Maldonado. He forced a fumble and made four total tackles (1.0 for loss). He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made four total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 29.20
Tatum Garcia Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Thursday, Atrisco Heritage Academy had to settle for second even though Tatum Garcia put up the best numbers he has all season. Garcia wasn't messing around, making 20 total tackles and defending two passes. The game was his eighth straight with five or more total tackles.
Atrisco Heritage Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars challenges Los Lunas at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 27.00
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Kevin Cuomo
Eldorado was led to victory by Kevin Cuomo, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Cuomo wasn't messing around, making 20 total tackles (1.0 for loss). The match was his ninth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the season, Cuomo has averaged 9.4 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.88 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 24.50
Other Notable Players
- Jamari Phillips-Woods: 130 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.60)
- Eric Mcafee: 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
