5A Desert 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Blake Roskopf Leads Desert Edge over Cactus Shadows
Blake Roskopf produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Desert Edge to the win on Friday. Roskopf threw for 252 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.9% of his passes. Desert Edge is undefeated when Roskopf posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise.
Desert Edge pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Roskopf and Desert Edge will venture away from home to challenge Tucson High Magnet School at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.40
Zerek Sidney Turns in Season-Best Effort
Zerek Sidney produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Desert Edge to the win on Friday. Sidney picked up 132 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Sidney has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 45.4 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.78 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.03
Jack Isidore Goes Supernova in Verrado Win
Jack Isidore continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his eighth-straight game with at least 110 rushing yards. He rushed for 172 yards while picking up 9.1 yards per carry.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Verrado, bringing their record for this year to 9-2. Isidore and Verrado will face off against Buena at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.67
Julian (Juju) Stubblefield Has Career-Day on Friday
Julian (Juju) Stubblefield posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He picked up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Cactus pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. (Juju) Stubblefield and Cactus will stay at home for another week and welcome Kellis at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 22.63
Aryon Thomas Delivers Best Performance of Season
Desert Edge was led to victory by Aryon Thomas, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Thomas rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023.
This year, Thomas has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 50.8 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 27.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.80
Other Notable Players
- Jerry Washington: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Tayejion Player: 74 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
